leadership

Return-to-Office Policies: What Amazon Got Wrong (and why their CEO needs ALL IN!)

One of the biggest lessons I've learned in life is that trust is the cornerstone of all relationships. Trust is easy to break and hard to rebuild, especially in the...

My Biggest Leadership Mistake 

We hear it all the time: the best investment we can make is in ourselves; our health, our skills, our growth. There’s only one of us, after all. But as...

What College Doesn’t Teach You About Leadership

Let’s get right to it. Workplaces thrive on relationships, and at the heart of every strong relationship lies reciprocity. Leadership isn’t what you ask of your team; it’s about what...

Gratitude: The Secret to the Best Leadership (from yours truly)

Let’s talk leadership. Not the glossy, LinkedIn-approved version where everything’s perfect, and you’re doling out TED-worthy speeches. I’m talking about real leadership. The messy, unpredictable kind that involves coffee stains...

Company Missions are Over – Focus on Values for a Better Business

When I started my first company, I had a mission: Eradicate entrepreneurial poverty. Sounds good, right? The work my team and I do is dedicated to supporting business owners and...

A Wake-Up Call for Business Owners

 “Mike, I just can’t find the right fit. My employees interviewed well, but now they seem disengaged and uninterested in what I want to accomplish in my business.” This...

Reset Your Leadership Skills – Starting With Gratitude

 At the start of every year I go into my office alone and take a look around. I take a moment to absorb everything we’ve achieved. I began this...

It’s Your Job to Create Jobs

 Repeat after me - the job of an entrepreneur is not to do the job, it’s to be the creator of jobs. Do you know only 14% of people...

Get Out of Your Own Way – Lead Less

 I cannot drive this home enough: The biggest linchpin in your business is you. Ouch! It’s true. Many times, your great leadership means great removal of, well, you.  It...

Better Business Leadership – Improving Connection and Employee Confidence

   Regardless of the size of your business, your success depends on your leadership. How we’re defining leadership has changed here in my office, and after seeing the significant...

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