Crush Your 1 on 1 Meeting_ A Guide for Both Manager & Individual

How to Crush Your 1-on-1 Meetings (updated for 2026)

Tired of unproductive 1 on 1 meetings? This article provides a comprehensive guide to transforming your 1 on 1 meetings from dreaded obligations into powerful tools for boosting team performance and unlocking individual potential.

The Perfect Bonus Plan for Any Company

The Perfect Bonus Plan for Any Company (updated for 2026)

Want highly-aligned, motivated employees? This article reveals a simple, transparent, and effective company-wide bonus plan that incentivizes individual and company performance. Learn how to calculate payouts, set goals, and foster a high-performance culture.

I was scared of my own executives (until I did this):

This week I'm sharing my thoughts on managing executives, and how I let them run all over me, until I fixed my frame. Enjoy!

How the Best Leaders Build Resilience

Resilience for Leaders: The #1 Predictor of Success (and how to build it)

We were dead in 30 days. Cash gone, term sheet walked away from, team quietly updating resumes. What saved us wasn't luck. It was resilience. Here are the 7 habits every leader needs to build it, drawn from 20 years of scaling companies through the hardest moments.

The Business Operating System That Replaced EOS and OKRs at My Company

I spent a decade scaling Classy to $100M+ and could never find a business operating system that actually worked. So I built one. It's called the Northstar OS.

Become a world-class CEO & operator

Highland is my leadership program and community for founders, CEOs and high-level operators. There’s a self-paced online version and a live version I teach personally.

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