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Clear Desk, Clear Mind

Clear Desk, Clear Mind

Take a second right now. Look at your desk. I bet you’ve got things all over it. Ask yourself this question: which of those things on your desk is the thing you’re working on right now? Can you find it immediately? Is that thing the most important thing you can be doing right now? If […]
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I Can Fix Your Computer But I’d Rather Fix Your Brain

I Can Fix Your Computer But I’d Rather Fix Your Brain

There’s a certain obsession people have for fixing other people. It’s something we’re all guilty of. However, by trying to fix other people, by trying to manage them instead of embracing them, you’re not helping as much as you think. When someone, whether it be an employee or your significant other, complains to you, instead […]
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Everyone Wants a Piece of My Pie

Everyone Wants a Piece of My Pie

An advantage of owning a small business is that we can quickly transform when we want to and we’re nimble enough to keep sprinting while we do it. Of course, one of the disadvantages of that is that sometimes things change so quickly that not everyone on our team knows what’s going on… …and where […]
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The Road to One Million

Experience is the wisest teacher of all. In my own personal journey of building Measurable Genius up from nothing to where we are today, I’ve learned a whole lot of very practical lessons that you’re not going to see in other entrepreneurial content. We’ve still got a long way to go and we’re learning new […]
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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.
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Quarterly Planning Deep Cuts

Quarterly Planning Deep Cuts

In late November of 2017, Measurable Genius ran a 90-day Business Planning Workshop at SAIT. It was a tremendous success, a lot of fun, and I got to create a lot of value for my friends, clients, and everyone who attended. You may remember my Facebook livestream about the difference between accountability and responsibility. In […]
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Stop Letting People Waste Your Time

Stop Letting People Waste Your Time

How much time are you wasting because you can’t say “no?” Chances are, unless you’ve got a hierarchy of pre-vetted business priorities, that number is higher than you think. If you don’t know for certain you’re working on the highest-priority item you possibly can be, you’re not going to tell your team you’ll get back […]
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Why Your Business Isn’t Moving Forward

Why Your Business Isn’t Moving Forward

Have you ever wondered why all the great ideas you have for your business don’t pan out? I’m willing to bet the answer to that problem can be solved with one word: accountability. Heard it before? Let me give you a lesson. Every single thing in your business, from your high-level processes to your paper-shuffling, […]
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How to Run a Weekly Team Meeting

How to Run a Weekly Team Meeting

One of the meeting rhythms proscribed by the Rockefeller Habits is the weekly team meeting. As explained by the book “Scaling Up,” ideally these should be weekly meetings involving the different departments in your business. One for sales, one for marketing, one for finance, etc. However, if you’re a small business, odds are you also […]
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How to Run a Daily Stand-Up Meeting

How to Run a Daily Stand-Up Meeting

The most common meeting in your organization should be the shortest. A daily stand-up should be around 15 minutes, and consist of three areas: Priorities (What are the top three things you’re doing today?) Company KPIs (What are the key metrics for the company? How are we doing as an organization?) Rocks (What are you […]
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