Business Scaling Insights

Play Smarter to Win the Talent Game Summary Insight: Most hiring mistakes come from skipping the basics. Use this four-part checklist to hire smarter, promote better, and avoid costly misfires. Key Takeaways: Hire for values first—everything else is downstream. Style

How to Solve Co-founder Conflicts Summary Insight: Business partnerships make or break momentum. This article shows you how to diagnose partner conflict and fix what’s fixable—or walk away if it’s not. Key Takeaways: Three types of destructive conflict: vision/values, interests,

Star Players or Star Team? Summary Insight: Star players don’t win—star teams do. If you want peak performance, stop chasing résumés and start building shared experience. Key Takeaways: Shared experience beats individual experience in driving team success. Complementary chemistry matters

The Real Innovator’s Dilemma Summary Insight: Big Innovators can launch rockets—but without ballast, they burn out or blow up. The AMD story is a masterclass in vision without integration, charisma without constraint, and the high cost of an unchecked force.

Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose Summary Insight: Frosty Westering built champions not by chasing wins, but by uniting hearts. This is how real culture scales — from the inside out. Key Takeaways: Unifiers elevate performance through inclusion, empathy, and

A Bad System Defeats a Good Person Every Time Summary Insight: Stop blaming people. Start fixing the system. Great performance isn’t just about talent — it’s about designing the right environment to unlock it. Key Takeaways: Behavior is a function

Manage the Force, Not the Person Summary Insight: Change exposes character. Use PSIU to quickly decode personalities—yours and your team’s—and lead change with clarity, not confusion. Key Takeaways: Each character in *Who Moved My Cheese?* maps to a universal PSIU

Power Over or Power With? Summary Insight: Every time you give an order, you lose authority. Great leaders don’t give orders. They create conditions where the right actions occur. Key Takeaways: Authority is finite—use it sparingly, only in emergencies. Orders

Judging Creates Massive Energy Leaks Summary Insight: Judging others wastes energy. Quietly spotting and appreciating strengths helps to build trust, alignment, and results. It’s a leadership multiplier. Key Takeaways: “Shoulding” others creates resistance and saps team energy. Quiet appreciation unlocks