Most leaders trust their org chart. After all, it’s neat, logical, and comforting. Boxes are labeled, reporting lines are clear, and responsibilities appear well defined. From a distance, it looks like a system that should work. But, in most growing companies, the org chart describes how...
There’s something uniquely energizing about the first weeks of a new year. It’s not that the calendar magically resets your challenges, but it does reset your perspective. January offers CEOs something they rarely get during the year: a clean slate and a clear mind. But, starting...
Every CEO reaches a moment where the business grows faster than their organizational capacity to support it. Not because they aren’t capable, but because too many decisions, approvals, and problems are still flowing straight to the top. When the CEO becomes the single point of failure,...
Most CEOs don’t get blindsided because they’re careless. They get blindsided because they didn’t prepare for what could happen. Markets shift. Customers churn. Growth surges faster than expected. Any one of these can turn a solid strategy upside down if you haven’t thought through the “what...
Intuition sparks great ideas—but it can’t sustain a scaling company. Early on, quick judgment calls are enough to keep you moving. You’re close to the ground, close to customers, and able to pivot quickly. But as your business grows, instinct alone becomes a liability. Decisions need...
Growth is almost always celebrated. More customers, more revenue, more momentum. On the surface, it’s everything a CEO dreams of. But behind the scenes, there’s a problem many leaders hesitate to admit: Sometimes growth comes faster than your capacity to handle it. And when that happens,...
When a company hits growing pains, there’s a familiar reflex: “Let’s hire a rockstar executive. That will fix it.” It might be a seasoned COO, a visionary CFO, or a marketing leader with a track record of scaling. The expectation? This one person will swoop in,...
When we think about what stalls business growth, we usually focus on the obvious culprits: cash flow issues, market changes, hiring challenges. But, there’s a quieter, more insidious threat lurking inside many scaling companies—one that doesn’t grab headlines but slowly erodes performance from the inside out. That...
If you’re a CEO or founder feeling frustrated because your team keeps “missing the mark,” it’s tempting to chalk it up to a talent issue. But, before you start revisiting hiring decisions or adding headcount, pause and ask this: Is it really a people problem—or...
Let’s be honest—letting go is hard. When you’ve built a company from the ground up, every decision, every win, every mistake has your fingerprints on it. The late nights, the pivots, the sacrifices—it’s all personal. So when someone says, “You need to delegate,” it’s not just...