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Monkey See Monkey Do

If you’re reading this, I’m willing to bet you have an excess of monkeys on your back. Let me back up for a moment. As a business owner, entrepreneur, leader, and so on, you’re ultimately a manager of people. And the most effective way for a manager to operate is by delegation. I’ve said this […]
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I Made My Videographer Cry

I Made My Videographer Cry

I had a great discussion with Christine this morning during our project meeting on the idea of delivering feedback. Am I too blunt? Could I phrase my dissatisfaction differently? Yes. AND what I’m really concerned with is getting the to the truth of the matter as efficiently as possible. Today’s episode has a bit of […]
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 […]
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Perfectionism is Obstructionism

If you want to have a better business, you need to become a better business owner. Seems obvious, right? But here’s the part that many business owners don’t realize – that philosophy also holds true for every member of their organization. Think about it: would you get more momentum from everyone in your business becoming […]
Agency Board
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Wrestling With Context

Wrestling With Context

It can be pretty surprising what you can learn from your employees if you just take the time to listen. I’ve been encouraged to do just that by following the Rockefeller Habits, which recommends managers take the time to hold Start/Stop/Keep meetings with one employee per week. Five minutes is all it takes, and the […]
Alexander Ford
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Internal Daze Part 2

Internal Daze Part 2

I love talking to my clients. If you need proof of that, just looks at my KPIs. One of them is time in the market … which is primarily gained through me going out and talking to my clients. Sometimes, though, I am not the person they should talk to. Yesterday I talked about the […]
Alexander Ford
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Managing Like a Boss

Want a team that produces better work more consistently? Of course you do. We all want that. So how do you get it? Here’s the key: MAKING DECISIONS. To the degree you build an organization where your team members make great decisions, they will give you higher quality work much more regularly. It’s that simple.
Agency Board
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THE SHERPA GETS NO GLORY

THE SHERPA GETS NO GLORY

Something I’ve been wrestling with lately is how best to sell what we do here at Measurable Genius. I know that we can work with any client in any business to make it better. But communicating that to other people is a tricky task. People want to see exactly how we’re going to live up […]
Alexander Ford
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You Only Get One Queen

You’re never going to win a chess match if you’re concentrated only on promoting all of your pieces. And you’re never going to grow your business if you only hire people who are overqualified for the positions you need them to fill. Much like a chess board, a business requires a variety of capabilities and […]
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Not Doing It? Don’t Hire For It

The key to scale is not doing more things. The key to scale is by doing the things that make you money and not doing the things that don’t make you money. Sounds simple, right? And yet, there are tons of entrepreneurs out there looking to hire consultants and specialists to build all-new parts of […]
Alexander Ford
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