Don’t worry about overpaying for talent. The cost of a bad hire is 20 times that. Mistakes cost you money, reputation, and sanity. A bad hire infects the rest of your team. When they finally leave, you also lose the investment you made in them, plus you have to rescue projects they abandoned. On the […]
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Many people have strong opinions, whether credible or not, about what you should or should not do, whether backed by experience or not. And the more people you have, the more unsolicited opinions you’ll have coming at you– from family, friends, people who work for you, and random people on the internet. The tricky balance
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Are you around people who talk only about six figures, seven figures, and all that? It can be alluring and flashy, especially if you don’t have it yet. But I can guarantee you their lives are hollow since their self-worth depends upon your validation. The peacocks are attractive but ultimately are parasites trying to use
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Laugh if you want, but this is a common attitude for the lazy employee mindset. I’m being paid only a fraction of what I’m worth, so I’m justified to pay only partial attention and do half-quality work. Ever been with a half-quality girlfriend or gotten surgery from a half-quality heart surgeon? Earn it the old-fashioned
“Culture, it turns out, is defined by the worst behavior the company’s leadership will tolerate from its employees (and I’d add clients, in fact). So if you let things go unchecked, culture is defined for you.” – David Schwartz
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You see, it’s easy to be loved as a boss– don’t hold people accountable. Constantly praise, skipping the hard conversations. Let deadlines slip. It’s medium hard to be an effective boss since it means you have to be willing to crack the whip and rid the team of parasites. Not everyone will love you when
The #1 thing I notice beginners do, which experts don’t, is they focus on… + FANCY instead of the fundamentals. When we troubleshoot campaigns, 99% of the time, a bunch of fundamentals are missing. And it shouldn’t take an expert to notice what can be tracked via a checklist. + URGENCY instead of results. A
Over the last 25 years, I’ve seen a lot of people succeed and fail. Read More »
You’re either creating problems for her or that you’re solving problems for her. And this is the key to advancing– whether your boss is your employer, client, customer, teacher, or parent (yes, all these are bosses). I’ve had some incredible mentors over my career– and some spectacular failures, too. But when I messed up and
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Here’s the internal note I sent team members, discussing big changes at Content Factory. What do you think? // It’s time for all of us and the company to LEVEL UP! Some of you will be excited by these changes since you’ll be rewarded for your diligence. Others may be dismayed because they will have
The trick is to enable “graceful failure”, where you have a backup plan. I explain how this article that’s been shared 16,400 times so far. Why You Must Hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worst How qualification helps you set up people for the best while protecting you from the worst.
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