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

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?"

Scaling Up

Facing the Brutal Facts: Overcoming the Icarus Syndrome in Rapidly Scaling Companies

Aug 20, 2024

There is perhaps no better legal high than riding the trajectory of a rapidly scaling company. On its surface, it seems that one can do no wrong. Everything that gets touched ...

Building a plane while it is flying is like growing a business

The Power of an Idea Meritocracy in Rapidly Scaling Companies

Aug 13, 2024

Imagine building an airplane while it is already in flight. The airplane MUST remain in the air. EVERY component is essential, and EVERY adjustment must be precise, all while ...

Team Effectiveness

Building Vulnerability-based Trust as a CEO: Crafting a Culture Code for High-Performing Teams

Aug 6, 2024

A High Trust Culture is Simply Not Enough. In today’s hyper-accelerating world of AI-driven innovation and enhanced decision-making, trust is no longer enough. You and your team ...

Scaling Up

Scaling Your Business in a VUCA World.

Jul 30, 2024

You and your team / organization are either riding and exploiting VUCA – or VUCA is riding you. Originating from the U.S. Army to describe the post-Cold War world, “VUCA” is an ...

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