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Becoming Jordan Peterson

Becoming Jordan Peterson

Don’t be a business owner trying to take accountability and ownership of other people’s stuff … their problems; causes; tirades. Put your own room in order first. Don’t go out into the world and assume ownership of other people’s stuff. When you martyr yourself on these causes you clearly can’t make a difference on, you […]
Alexander Ford
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ALEXANDER FORD, OUR PATRIARCH

ALEXANDER FORD, OUR PATRIARCH

As a business leader, you have the tendency to collect accountabilities. If it’s unclear who’s in charge of anything, it defaults to you as the leader. Over time, as your business grows and scales, that’s a lot of little accountabilities for one person to have. Often, it becomes impossible for one person to keep all […]
Alexander Ford
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Punctuated Progress

Punctuated Progress

I really believe in the power of incremental progress. It’s one of my company values. It’s the name of my weekly show (Wednesdays at 11:45 am Mountain Time on Facebook). It’s how we find evidence that we’re fulfilling our dreams. However, there are times a whole bunch of incremental progress in different areas will come […]
Alexander Ford
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Get a Daily Success Metric

Get a Daily Success Metric

Everyone (me included) wants to be able to know they did a good job. How do you get there? How can you know for certain, when you lay your head down to sleep at night, that you had a “successful” day? The answer to me is in measurement. You need to find something you can […]
Alexander Ford
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Defend Your Culture

Many business owners think the primary asset of their company is the product or service that they provide. . As in, if they were to sell their business, the thing that would be worth the most to investors is the actual work that business does. . Undoubtedly, that is a factor. But it isn’t the […]
Agency Board
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Geniuses Speak Out

One of the great things about having a video blog is the transparency – you guys get to see how I handle all sorts of situations. One of the not-so-great things is that you guys only end up with bite sized pieces of who I am and form opinions about me without having the opportunity […]
Agency Board
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Organizing Roles

Organizing Roles

Clearly understanding and managing according to accountability and responsibility is critical for the success of your organization. Your organizational chart should represent the roles that are functionally necessary and individuals may be assigned many roles. Those roles represent nothing more than a process inventory that an individual employee is accountable and/or responsible for.
Alexander Ford
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LOOSE CHANGE IN THE COUCH CUSHIONS

LOOSE CHANGE IN THE COUCH CUSHIONS

I’ve got so many ideas that sometimes it’s hard to tell everyone about it in a way they understand what I’m trying to get across. Being able to properly delegate, which is an essential skill for a business owner, depends on proper communication. I’ve found it useful, as a strategy, to be able to stop […]
Alexander Ford
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Stratification

Stratification

Most visionaries and business owners that I know are chomping at the bit to try and improve their businesses. That’s smart…dissatisfaction drives innovation. However, it can be pretty hard to find the right place to start. How do you decide which of the hundreds of thousands of systems in your business to improve? The answer […]
Alexander Ford
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Hide and Seek Accountability

Hide and Seek Accountability

Aaaand we’re back! Much like building a person, building a business is a never-ending process. There’s no ‘finish line.’ You’re never ‘done’ transforming your company. I know this better than anyone because I live it in my business. One of the many ways I do that is by defining and assigning accountabilities. The more complex […]
Alexander Ford
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