Opening a Second Location Doesn’t Just Add Work. It Splits the CEO Role From the President’s, and Only The President Role Can Multiply. Here’s the Real Choice Behind Scaling: Hire a President or Let One Buy In, and What It Actually Takes to Transfer Your Judgment Instead of Just Your Rules.
One CEO, Many Presidents: How Scaling Splits Leadership from Management Read More »
Inside every small business owner, there are 3 personas, each competing for time as the leader. The three personas are the technical person (work-focused), the President (inwardly-focused), and the Chief Executive Officer or CEO (outwardly focused). To succeed, a business must possess all three personas.
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The CEO Looks Outward and Ahead. The President Looks Inward and Drives Execution. The Chairman Leads the Board, and Owner Simply Means You Hold the Equity. Here’s How the Roles Really Differ, Why Most Small Business Owners Wear Multiple Hats, and Why President May Be the Most Honest Title on Your Business Card.
CEO vs President vs Chairman vs Owner: What’s the Difference? Read More »
Recently, I was speaking at a local community college about the value of an entrepreneurial mindset. While there, one student asked me, “How important do you think a college degree is to becoming a successful entrepreneur?” The question was a bit awkward since I was the guest speaker with no college education and there were
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As we discussed in the Anatomy of a Business Owner, most self-employed, micro, and lifestyle businesses are started by a person with a strong technical persona. Often, these entrepreneurs are suddenly seized with the desire to start their own businesses because of their strong technical skills. Michael Gerber, the author of “The E-Myth,” describes this
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It occurred to me as I saw an article about Apple computers that there are some businesses clearly branded to their founders. For example, while I worked for Digital Equipment Corporation, founded by Ken Olsen, the company was not inexorably branded to his personality. However, that is not the case with Steve Jobs. Jobs was
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Each time we embark on a new election season, I can’t help noticing that red vs. blue has given way to establishment vs. outsiders. In recent years, during their campaigns, politicians have marketed themselves as the candidate who will bring change to Washington, or in other words, the establishment. Yet once they are elected, they
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