The Rainmaker Blog – Building People, Leaders, Teams & Economic Moats (3)

Steve Jobs - The key to innovation - May the best ideas win through idea meritocracy.

Idea Meritocracy at Apple: How Steve Jobs Fostered a Culture of Innovation

Sep 12, 2024

Steve Jobs' leadership at Apple provides valuable lessons on idea meritocracy The concept of idea meritocracy is something I have encouraged my Scaling Up Coaching Clients to ...

Super heroes scaling-up their team and business through Extreme Accountability

Team Effectiveness

Why Extreme Accountability Must Be Your Team's Superpower

Sep 10, 2024

The Case For Extreme Accountability In the contemporary business landscape, where competition is fierce and market dynamics evolve rapidly, one principle stands out as a ...

Rockefeller Habit #4 - Scaling Up Strategy is all about accountability

Rockefeller Habits

The Rockefeller Habit #4: Establishing Accountability Across Your Organization

Sep 10, 2024

In the great game of business, where success is measured by the consistent achievement of goals, accountability is the cornerstone that literally holds everything together. ...

Scaling Up

Founder Mode: The Entrepreneurial Mindset That Separates Visionaries from Mediocrity

Sep 8, 2024

Founder Mode and Scaling Up a Business Successfully scaling up a business requires much more than just hiring well, trusting processes and keeping employee team members happy. ...

Team Effectiveness

The High-Stakes Game of Team Dynamics: Why Understanding Working Styles is the Key to Unstoppable Success

Sep 7, 2024

Building an high-performing team requires a strategic, ongoing investment in understanding Working Styles - awareness of how people think, act, and collaborate. A high-performance ...

Companies that communicate with discipline pulse and grow faster

Rockefeller Habits

The Rockefeller Habit #3: Establishing a Communication Rhythm to Propel Your Organization Forward

Sep 5, 2024

Communication Rhythm Code - Those who pulse faster, grow faster. In the unforgiving world of business, where speed and precision often determine success or failure, the rhythm of ...

Bold leadership requires strategic teaming

Team Effectiveness

How Bold Leaders Forge Unstoppable Teams Through Strategic Teaming

Aug 29, 2024

Teaming: The Non-Negotiable Imperative for Founders and Leaders “Notfinance.Notstrategy.Nottechnology.Itisteamworkthatremainstheultimate ...

Scaling Up

Cultivating Idea Meritocracy: Why Diversity Beats Validation

Aug 27, 2024

None of us is as smart as all of us.

Rockefeller Habits

The Rockefeller Habit #2: Aligning Everyone with the #1 Priority This Quarter

Aug 22, 2024

Ask a leader / manager if they are playing to win or lose and you will get a look on their face of "Excuse me? Are you seriously asking me this question?"

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