Advisor Wellbeing Drives Retention: Insights From Kitces Research
Senior advisor recruitment, training, and retention are all different sides of the same coin: workplace satisfaction. Wellbeing matters for more than 'just' altruistic reasons. The lower a team member's wellbeing, the more likely they are to leave their employer (or profession) for reasons other than retirement. In this article, Senior Financial Planning Nerd Sydney Squires discusses the newest Kitces Research on What Actually Contributes To Advisor Wellbeing and how advisory firms can create work environments and compensation structures that increase advisor satisfaction and long-term retention. https://t.co/c3dnULITfC #advisorwellbeing #KitcesResearch #advicers
Gemba Walks Fail Without Action: Leaders Must Drive Change
Gemba Walks Don’t Fail. Leaders Do. https://t.co/nqZ1wbhGKm After ur next #Gemba walk, what stops, changes, improves as a result? If nothing changes, cancel the next walk & invest that time in repairing trust, redesigning decision paths, and removing structural friction....
Beyond Prompting: Core Skills for AI Collaboration
4 skills that matter more than prompting in the age of AI: ↓ 1// Delegation. Knowing what to hand off & what actually needs your brain. Most people either delegate nothing or try to automate everything. 2// Communication. You can't just say...
Managers: Know When and How to Provide Direction
If you're a manager, when do you step in and specifically give direction to your team member? And how? For all of us with managers, when do we prefer they engage? I found this article on the topic thought-provoking ... https://t.co/w02M6tOva1 https://t.co/6C3RaNYVQA
Upcoming Interview with Replit CEO Aman Saad at 4:30 PM ET
Looking forward to my interview with Replit CEO @amasad at 4:30pm ET. Watch here: https://t.co/eE8gRrTsjv
Bad Manager Turns Employee Into Reluctant Entrepreneur
That one manager who accidentally made you an entrepreneur. Everyone has one. Takes credit. Micromanages. Let’s you do fine but not as well as them. My worst manager made sure I’d never work for anyone else again.
Reinvent Performance Management: No More Annual Reviews
A new way to manage performance. If you want to check out my article I wrote that breaks down this new way of managing performance (without annual reviews), comment “LEADER” and I’ll send it to you. #annualreview #performancemanagement #leadership
Act First, Answers Follow—Confidence Thrives in Uncertainty
If you need all the answers before you start, it's never going to work. Action comes first. Answers come after. You can have absolutely no idea how… And still have complete confidence you'll figure it out.
Clear Rewards, Not Fear, Drive AI Acceptance
People don’t resist AI. They resist uncertainty. “If I get faster, do I get rewarded — or replaced?” The best companies answer that clearly. #AI #FutureOfWork #Leadership #Innovation https://t.co/PeWuBlEx9s
Hold the Wrong Party Fully Accountable with Calm Feedback
Whenever there is a dispute, both parties are required to have equal levels of integrity, to be open-minded and assertive, and to be equally considerate. The judges must hold the parties to the same standards and provide feedback consistent with...
Simplicity Is Rare, Valuable, and Hard to Achieve
The Complexity Trap: Why Simple Is So Hard … And So Valuable https://t.co/DeOLUE5WCb #leadership @TanveerNaseer https://t.co/m1WWrlaqF7
Bootstrapped Success: Define Enough, Share Wealth, Out‑Care Competition
I’m bringing my friend @wilreynolds into the Make More Money program for a fireside chat. If you don’t know Wil. he founded @SeerInteractive in his living room in 2002. Built it to 200+ people, fully bootstrapped. Turned down $50M in acquisition...
Neglecting Middle Managers Undermines Culture and Engagement
Ignoring the Middle: How Overlooking Middle Managers Erodes Culture https://t.co/Bd8dgsQL5h Most organizations over-invest in #executive alignment and #employeeengagement and quietly under-invest in the layer that determines whether either one works. #middlemanagement https://t.co/IuXIAateuu
Private Ownership Gives Freight Edge Through Culture, Tech
Private ownership can be an edge in freight. On Talking Transports, I speak with Jarrett CEO Mike Jarrett about staying debt-free, focusing on culture, navigating market volatility & why tech supports — not replaces — relationships. 🎧 Listen to Episode 131...
Executive Bonuses Should Reward Revenue, Not Stock Hype
I get why companies do it, but ... me no like incenting executives on stock price / market cap as opposed to operating metrics like revenue and profit. They can miss their target and multiples expand enough the bonus stil pays....
Distinguish Systems From Programs to Avoid Costly Failures
When systems are treated like programs, exceptions accumulate, and the cost of maintaining them rises over time. When programs are treated like systems, they deliver activity but struggle to produce meaningful change. Neither failure mode is surprising. Both are common....
HR's Reporting Line Reveals Organization's True People Priorities
Who HR Reports To Says More Than You Think https://t.co/UhjvYMakdw This particular reporting structure tells you almost everything you need to know about how the organization views its people – and it’s rarely flattering. #culture #leadership #HR #employeeexperience https://t.co/PvBxDOQjCX
Managers Judged by Team Results, Not Personal Work
You are a manager now. Your hands-on contributions no longer matter. You are judged entirely by the output of others. THE HARSH REALITY:
Emotional Regulation: Key Leadership Skill for Small Trade Firms
Emotional Regulation as a #Leadership Capability in Trade-Led Small Businesses @ABPsychologists https://t.co/Zl6yDQdEmy #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
Clear Decision Authority, Not More People, Speeds Projects
I’ve seen teams try to “go faster” on a website rebuild by throwing more people at it. It rarely works. Speed usually comes from one boring thing. Decisions that get made on time. If you want a faster project, I’d look at these...
Choose Management for Coaching, Not Just Career Climbing
One of the biggest mistakes you can make in your career is getting into management "just because." Too many people think the only way up is a linear path from IC to manager to director to VP. Becoming a manager is a...
Closing the AI Transformation Gap: From Adoption to Impact
Don't miss my latest #livestream at 12 noon today - "The AI Transformation Gap: Why Most Businesses Are Getting It Wrong" 📅 Date: Today, 25th March 🕒 Time: 12:00 GMT, 07:00 EST, 04:00 PST, 17:30 IST LinkedIn > https://lnkd.in/gsq28F2 Twitter...
Elon Musk Shows True Leadership by Reversing Policy
Kudos to @elonmusk and @nikitabier for reviewing their decision🧵👇. When people make fun of my admiration for Elon Musk - here is example No. 203,321 as to why I think Elon is the greatest business leader of our lifetime. Elon’s...
Alignment Drives Deep Effort, Not Quick Success
We often invert causality: treating success as the input and fulfillment as the output. In reality, durable performance is usually a byproduct of alignment—between curiosity, capability, and the work itself. When energy is internally generated rather than externally rationed, effort...
Layoffs Boost Profits, Protect Shareholders, Not Workers
“They fired 8,500 employees in one morning ‘to protect the business.’ 24 hours later: record quarterly profit plus billions stock buyback. Translation: your job was the dividend. Who’s really getting protected here?
Epic Resumes Still Signal Top‑percent Talent Despite Layoffs
In the coming days, employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality folks. An important thing to understand is that Epic never lowered our hiring standards as we grew, and the layoff wasn't a performance-based "rightsizing" as companies...
Leadership Gap: Illusion Creates Disillusionment in Teams
People don’t become disillusioned— they become disillusioned after they were first illusioned. That’s the leadership gap. In this episode of Generations at Work, we unpack why so many teams struggle with expectations—and how to fix it. https://www.maxwellleadership.com/generationsatwork/
Leaders Must Embrace Continuous Learning to Stay Effective
One of the most important skills, even as a leader, is the ability to keep learning because no one knows it all.
Action, Visibility, Repetition, Community: Keys to Leadership
👇🏾 1. Action builds Confidence 2. The world rewards the visible 3. Repetition is how mastery is born 4. Imposter Syndrome never goes away. 5. People are the real asset 6. Community matters more than anything. 7. Leadership is all about sacrifice.
Master Communication to Rise Like a Rock Star
Do You Dream of Being a Rock Star Communicator? The higher up the corporate ladder you go, the more your important your communication skills become. https://t.co/ClBjQ7N8AZ #frippvt #presentationskills #professionalspeaker
Smooth Meetings May Signal Trust—Or Conflict Avoidance
How do your meetings feel? I’ve noticed that when meetings are consistently smooth, polished, rarely tense… it can mean a couple different things. Sometimes it’s trust. Other times it’s that people figured out a while ago that, despite the pretty slogans about...
Metric Obsession Fuels Toxic Culture and Low Effectiveness
“When managers or executives are fixated on their team/org. performance metrics, it often breeds unhealthy behaviors in employees. The effects can ultimately compound into a fetid culture and poor #workplaceeffectiveness.” https://t.co/6cwj8cMUdN #leadership #management
Cultivate Your Growth, Don't Just Grab Quick Success
“Many of us struggle to embody effective self-leadership b/c we want to eat the ripe, juicy fruit w/o cultivating the plant that bears the fruit. U have to practice self-leadership to enhance ur self-leadership.” https://t.co/MRLsQRmDx9 #careeradvice #softskills #careergrowth https://t.co/Z2NBln4tJK
OpenAI CEO Reshuffles, Launches ‘Spud’ AI Mode
OpenAI CEO Shifts Responsibilities, Preps ‘Spud’ AI Mode Altman also said that the company would be renaming senior executive Fidji Simo’s product organization to “AGI Deployment,” a reference to artificial general intelligence, or AI that’s roughly on par with humans. https://t.co/kQ9rcyp1kL
Structured Follow‑Up System Stops Deals Falling Through
Founders: Post-meeting accountability system: 1. Email summary within 1 hour 2. Tag action items with owner 3. Set calendar reminder for follow-up 4. Add tasks to CRM 5. Schedule next touch No deals lost to poor follow through.
Question Rules, Identify Stakeholders, Reject One‑Size Solutions
Challenge All Requirements: #1. Assume Requirements are Wrong Believe rules are flawed. #2. Find the “Who” Who mandated this? If no one can defend it, question it. #3. Eliminate “One-Size-Fits-All” Generic procedures signal lazy thinking. https://t.co/wpyvAf1VUA
Your Closest Allies Spot Your Hidden Potential
Airbnb CEO: the best people in your life can see potential in you, that you cannot see in yourself https://t.co/f6ILwy0eVI
Learn Elon Musk’s Strategies From First Dedicated Book
How does Elon do it? This is the first book that studies that. It summarizes how he operates. Some is of course intrinsic to Elon. But some might be learned. By you, if you read this. Check it out: https://t.co/u9MR80sWtJ https://t.co/sLtx5WvwjI
Strategic Discovery Asks Unlock Bigger Deals, Not Just Numbers
Founders: Strategic vs Tactical discovery: Tactical = How many users? Strategic = "What happens if you miss hiring goals? Tactical = "Current process? Strategic = "Cost of status quo? Strategic questions = bigger deals.
Honest Failure Stories Build Trust and Accelerate Growth
DO. FAIL. LEARN. Failure isn’t the end. It’s how we get better. And I’ve had my fair share of it over the years. Startups don’t always succeed, but how you talk about the journey matters. Building a startup is hard, harder...
Culture Transformation Drives Business Success Through Employee, Customer Insight
Culture transformation isn’t a “nice to have;” it’s the engine behind every meaningful biz outcome. In this interview, I break down why employee understanding + customer understanding must be the foundation of any transformation effort. https://t.co/fkYolb2lVU https://t.co/n73egQFKY9
The Perfect Bonus Plan Exists—Get the Kit
The perfect bonus plan DOES exist. I built one at Classy that our team loved. Now, you can use the exact same system. Comment “BONUS” and I’ll send you a link to get access to my Bonus Plan Leadership Kit. You’ll get - masterclass...
Your Boss's Leadership Drives Motivation, Performance, Success
“Leadership is the single biggest factor affecting people’s motivation, performance, and success at work. So, chances are, ur boss is ur most important colleague or stakeholder. How do you imbibe this to ur work style?” ➤ https://t.co/C1G5cEw6hX #careeradvice #careergrowth https://t.co/7n5B9F9TpA
Celebrating Overtime Heroes While Ignoring Planning Failures
When companies celebrate the "hero" who works all weekend to save a project. They are rewarding the firefighter. But ignoring the poor planning that started the fire. THE REALITY:
Nadella’s Bold Bets Propelled Microsoft to AI Supremacy
from @cityofthetown in @NewcomerMedia: The legend of Satya Nadella is of an executive who took over Microsoft a dozen years ago after the troubled reign of Steve Ballmer, and saved the company. He made Azure into a force and Office into a...
Rebuild Around AI, Not Bolt-On, to Quadruple Growth
They destroyed their own product. Then 4x'd revenue. Intercom was stuck at $100M. Basic chat widget. CEO on a 3-year sabbatical. Growth flat. Going nowhere. Then the CEO came back, called a code red, and made the hardest decision in the company's...
Hiring a CCO May Undermine ABVX’s Sale Plans
Def not pretending to know anything about biotech investing (I don't), but how is hiring a CCO bad for $ABVX, even if the goal is to sell out? https://t.co/Gz6ASDlhrv
Leaders Must Separate System Ops From Change Initiatives
Most Productivity Zone leaders are carrying two jobs, whether they acknowledge it or not. One is to run standardized systems at scale. The other is to support initiatives that are meant to change outcomes. Each requires a different mindset, different...