The Rainmaker Blog – Building People, Leaders, Teams & Economic Moats

Get rid of the elephant in the room with The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

About Your Elephant in the Room: Why Teams Fear Real Conversations

Mar 19, 2025

"Why was this not brought to my attention sooner?" Recently a Client I have contact with once every year or two called me and said, "Chris, I believe I have a problem..." He then ...

Gapology - mind the gaps in your business model

Gapology: The Missing Link for Scaling Companies

Mar 15, 2025

Scaling a company is not just about increasing revenue, adding employees, or expanding into new markets. It is about eliminating the barriers that slow growth, erode efficiency, ...

Stop fooling yourself - build and scale a team that wins

Scaling Up

Hire, Develop, and Scale Like You Mean It

Mar 13, 2025

Stop Fooling Yourself If you expect to scale your business model, nothing and I mean NOTHING matters more than having a mission, vision, values (purpose) coupled with the right ...

Scaling Up

Are You Lucky or Are You Good?

Mar 11, 2025

Luck Is Not a Strategy Success in business is often attributed to a combination of skill, strategy, and timing. However, there is an uncomfortable question that every founder and ...

High-performing teams row with discipline

Scaling Up

The Secret to Building High-Performing Teams.

Mar 6, 2025

The Secret To Building High-Performing Teams Is DISCIPLINE. High-performing teams do not occur by accident. High-performing teams are thoughtfully designed and built through ...

Scaling a business requires scaling the executive team intentionally seeking more flow - less friction

More Flow, Less Friction: Scaling with the Right People in the Right Roles

Mar 4, 2025

Friction vs. Flow: The REAL Difference Between Struggling and Scaling Scaling anything is challenging.

Company founder mode leading their team through challenges

Understanding Founder Mode As An Employee: How to Thrive in a Founder-Led Startup

Feb 17, 2025

Are you experiencing Founder Mode? If you work for a founder-led company, it is almost a certainty that you are experiencing Founder Mode—that intense, high-stakes mindset where ...

Leaders engaged in productive ideological conflict to get to the best ideas and outcomes

Team Effectiveness

Is Your Leadership Team Stuck in Agreement Mode?

Feb 4, 2025

The Fine Line Between Consensus and Productive Ideological Conflict The fine line between consensus and productive ideological conflict is a critical area for leaders to ...

A-Players are the lifeblood of your company. Never hire sheep.

Mindset Scaling Up

People – Your Most Important Scaling Up Decision

Feb 4, 2025

Do you hate losing more than you love winning? Ditto. Get to know me and you will quickly learn that I hate losing more than I love winning. There is no need to reinvent the ...

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