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Coaching Questions
Here are a few questions to help you understand what might be in someone’s way during a one-on-one without instilling fear.
Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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Trending Innovation
Every company will tell you that they innovate, but most innovation follow 4 macro-trends.
Brett Staron
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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The Client-Down Hierarchy
Who would have the power in decision making if we were organized "customer-down" or "customer-in"?
Brett Staron
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Effective Team Meetings
Here's how you can revolutionize your general update meeting for a team of under 15 people.
Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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Effective One on Ones
When you meet with your leader, don't leave the value of the time to chance and use a standard approach every time.
Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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The Importance of One On Ones
There is no excuse for failing to meet with your direct team members one-on-one, every single week.
Brett Staron
Oct 9, 20231 min read
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Just DO IT: A Simple Goal Framework
Everyone should have four types of goals, inspected and then refreshed every 90 days.
Brett Staron
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Innovation And Ice Cream
Innovation is the one and only way to secure long term sustainable profits. So why do so many large companies fail at it?
Brett Staron
Jul 18, 20233 min read
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How Washington's July 4th Failure Helped Create America
With George Washington's biggest failure also came learning and growth, leading to the George (and the United States) we know today.
Brett Staron
Jul 4, 20232 min read
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Product Pricing and iPhones
Let’s talk about the price of iPhones… …and why what you charge for your product or service shouldn’t solely be driven by what it takes...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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Martina Lauchengco's "Loved" in Thirteen Seconds
There are only 6 possible outcomes of a product’s go-to-market strategy. 6. Or, as Martina Lauchengco puts it in her incredible book...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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Simple Ain't Easy
Simple does not equal easy. It is HARD to keep things so radically simple that they make sense to your team, partners, and clients. Big...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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Six Leadership Lessons
1. You never learn anything by saying No. 2. You have to step aside to let others learn by doing. Experience is the best and only...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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The Following Test
The true test of a leader: would your team voluntarily follow you if they were given the choice not to? For 60% of the leaders I’ve met,...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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Damaging Optimism
Just like an angry tirade without constructive feedback is not helpful, praise without a specific example is equally destructive. As Kim...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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Daniel Pink's "Drive" in 13 Seconds
Autonomy, mastery, purpose. That’s all anyone wants. Create the conditions in work and in life for those three things, and your team will...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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Sam Walton Was Right
You don’t work for your boss or leader, you work for your clients. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard “I work for <name>” or “the...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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The Meaning of Leadership (Literally)
The word “leader” comes from an Old English word meaning “to go before as a guide”. The word has nothing to do with authority, command,...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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Multitasking: The Productivity Killer
How many of us have been on a Teams or Zoom call, had our attention veer to an email, then to your phone, and then back to your to-do...
Brett Staron
May 21, 20231 min read
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