Most growth plans fail before February. Not because the goals are wrong, but because leaders don’t change how the company operates. Every January begins with momentum. The calendar turns, teams come back re-energized, and leadership sets ambitious targets. Revenue goals are raised. New initiatives are announced....
The end of the year brings a familiar shift for most CEOs. Decisions pause. The inbox calms. Teams begin to unplug. The meetings slow down (or cease). Whether you run a small team or a company with hundreds of employees, December has a rhythm unlike any other month… a mix...
Fast-growing companies often feel like they’re stuck in permanent reaction mode. Teams are busy, the CEO is overwhelmed, and everyone is doing their best… yet progress feels slower than it should. It’s not because people aren’t capable. It’s because the business is running on chaos...
Growth gets the spotlight. Profitability keeps the lights on. And yet, most CEOs will tell you: Hitting revenue milestones is far easier than maintaining healthy margins while you scale. It’s not because CEOs don’t understand profitability. It’s because growth has a way of masking what’s really...
The first 10 people you hired helped you get the business off the ground. They were scrappy, adaptable, gritty, and willing to do whatever the moment required. Titles didn’t matter. Job descriptions were blurry. Everyone wore five hats and figured things out as they went. But...
Every company has a revenue target. It’s the number every CEO can recite on demand—the one tracked in board decks, celebrated in all-hands, and used to shape strategic plans. But, far fewer CEOs forecast their leadership needs with the same discipline they bring to forecasting their...
On the surface, a company can look healthy and thriving. Revenue is climbing. Sales updates sound impressive. Investor decks sparkle. But underneath? The business is quietly bleeding cash. This is the cash flow illusion—when top-line growth hides financial fragility. It’s more common than most CEOs realize, and...
Imagine cutting 80% of your processes tomorrow. Would your business collapse—or run better? For many companies, the surprising answer is that things might actually improve. That’s because when it comes to scaling, not all processes are created equal. In fact, the Pareto principle applies: 20% of...
When companies hit growth mode, the instinct is often to layer on more… More tools More approvals More processes More dashboards It feels like the “responsible” (and reasonable) thing to do. After all, complexity looks like structure. Not so fast. In reality, complexity slows you down. It eats away at...
One of the biggest fears CEOs face when scaling is this: Will we lose the very thing that made us successful in the first place? In the early days, your edge is clear. It comes from: Speed—decisions are made in hours, not weeks Culture—small, tight-knit teams where alignment...