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The Fallacy of Friends & Family
Canva.com Okay, now that we are a couple of weeks post-holiday, I want to ask a question. How many of you had an awkward holiday dinner or celebration with a friend or a family member who is also an investor? When the money that is invested in your business comes from the people who are closest to you it can certainly change the relationship dynamic. It may cause anxiety, unease, and discomfort. So, why the hell do we do it? The apparent reason is that those closest to you are typically the people who believe in you the most. Many times, they really want to be a part of the ride. And, of course, there is the reality that they are biased towar... -
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Trend: Get in the Room Where it Happens
I like to hang out with smart people. In my nearly eight years in business, I’ve gotten in the habit of intentionally surrounding myself with smart people, online and off, through programs, masterminds, online forums and groups, and even the occasional coffee chat. In fact, if I can help it, I never want to be the “smartest person in the room” on any given subject (unless I’m the one teaching). I learned that a long time ago in peer writing groups; if I was in a group with writers who were all newer and less experienced, I ended up being the one giving all the advice and (unpaid) teaching and didn’t get much value from it for my own... -
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Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM): What It Is, Why It’s Important & How to Do It
The modern workforce is, quite literally, movers and shakers. No matter if self-bought or company-bought, employees are using mobile devices to work from while in the office, going from meeting-to-meeting, traveling cross-country to attend conferences, and even when working from home. But for some (read: the security-minded), this is a little worrisome. With employees using personal and portable devices for work purposes, security hazards are aplenty. Theft. Security breaches. Data loss. I needn’t go on. It’s why 75% of CIOs view mobile security for organizations as not only a headache but a significant problem. Though, with modern proble... -
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Product Mindset: Encouraging Ownership in a Scrum Team
TL; DR: Product Mindset and Ownership in Scrum Teams There is one product, one Product Owner, one Product Backlog — a simple rule. How is that supposed to scale, you might ask, isn’t that approach turning the Product Owner into the Scrum team’s bottleneck, impeding value creation rather than spearheading it? Well, cargo cult Scrum might end up in that dead-end. The trick to avoiding this fate is to start including the Development Team as early as possible in Product Backlog management which requires a product mindset. Learn more about how to kick-off this process with an initial day-long product mindset workshop for your Scrum team. The... -
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Recruitment Marketing Essentials #5: Automate Your Funnel
I don’t like mystery novels. It doesn’t matter how clever the plot or elegant the writing, by the third chapter, I just don’t care who did it and it’s pissing me off that I have to wait 250 pages to find out. Even if you do like a nice whodunit, I’m betting you’re not a huge fan of real-life mysteries; most of us aren’t, particularly Generation Z. My youngest son is a GenZ and he recently decided to send a small package to his grandmother on the other side of the country. He managed to find a post office, watch a YouTube video about applying stamps and got the thing in the mail. “When will it get there?” he asked. I said one... -
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Planning Your Partner Program Strategy: The Handbook for Success
If you brand is taking on aggressive growth strategies, expanding into new markets, while still trying to remain lean, planning your partner program strategy is a top priority. In fact, a study1 revealed that 1 out of 3 high-growth companies rated partnership marketing as the most impactful marketing technique. ROI on partner marketing initiatives outperformed marketing channels like paid advertising, email marketing, and trade-shows, to name a few. The trend is undeniable – especially for business-to-business (B2B) organizations. Instead of purchasing large booths (which come with large price tags), B2B marketers are putting more resources... -
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How Much Autonomy Should Teams Get From Their Agile Leader?
The agile movement really has changed the way we lead our people. Giving them more freedom and autonomy to do their job often improves the quality, productivity and happiness of the people. Because knowledge workers (or highly educated people) don’t need a boss to tell them what to do, they only need a healthy context or environment in which they can do their job. Over the past decade I’ve been an agile leader myself and I’ve coached a lot of other agile leaders. One very big pitfall of the agile movement is around the autonomy. The pitfall is to just give a lot of freedom. This sometimes works, but even so often results in chaos and de... -
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How to Accomplish More by Doing Less
What if I told you that you can do more by doing less? It sounds ridiculous, too good to be true, but it’s not. You can accomplish tasks with greater value and feel more fulfilled at the end of the day by doing far less than you likely are now. Leo Babauta calls these things “Most Important Tasks (MITs)” in his book, The Power of Less, which is my favorite productivity book. Leadership guru Michael Hyatt calls them the “Daily Big 3.” I’ve read other authors who called these things the daily “A-B-C” or the daily “1-2-3.” It makes no difference what you call them. Choosing three things to do each day is the key to productivi... -
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Why Your Run Rate Calculations May Be Hurting Forecasting (& How to Solve It)
Sales forecasting has a good deal in common with weather forecasting, particularly in the sense that the further one projects into the future, the less reliable the predictions become. If you’re in the midwest, planning your Memorial Day weekend barbecue in January because you expect a repeat of last year’s warm temperatures and clear skies is a pretty dicey proposition. And if you run a business, planning a budget that’s based entirely on what run rate calculations predict your profits will look like for the next three quarters is also incredibly chancy. While no one can be completely certain months in advance if there are literal or f... -
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Revenue Forecasting for Agencies: The Ultimate Guide
Revenue forecasting is an essential skill for agency leaders. Learn how to master it in this detailed guide. Do you know how much money you’ll make next month, quarter, or year? I’m not talking about a back-of-the-napkin estimate; I’m talking about a reliable forecast of your revenue and expenses. If you’re like most agencies, your answer will likely be “no”. Revenue forecasting, when done right, can ground your decision making in realistic fact instead of optimistic fantasy. It helps you understand what you currently make, what you need to make, and the resources you need to bridge the gap. With better agency financial data and m...
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