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As you may have recently noticed, I’ve been talking quite a bit about the importance of companies knowing their 3HAG (3 Year highly Achievable Goal).
What companies struggle with when it comes to their 3HAG:
- For many, this process can be quite overwhelming as it requires ...
As a young CEO – I had big dreams. That was the easy part. I could easily see the 10-30 year picture and communicate the picture clearly to my whole team. As Jim Collins and Jerry Porras coined it – we knew our Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG). We could all describe...
When I was building my first company, I was loving the amount of things I was learning every day. I was a sponge and very curious of what was best practice and how others had achieved their success.
I was a business book junkie. I was reading up to 4 business books a week at the...
As I pull my hockey gear out for my game tonite I realize this is my 20th season in the Whistler Women’s Hockey League. I have been playing with the same team of awesome ladies who have definitely been part of my “village” while I grew and sold two FinTech companies...
Last night I attended the ACETECH Reception to kick off the year. Sort of felt like the start of school. In attendance were 150 CEOs from around Vancouver and further away in BC. I have been attending this kick off since 1997 when I first became a CEO. It was a great night to reacquaint...
When the word “Disruptor” is spoken – to most it’s seen as negative. According to the definition on Dictionary.com: Disrupt is “top cause disorder or turmoil.” The business definition from this site:...
Over 15 years ago – I was deep in chaos with a fast growing team and company. Every day was like a week, every week like a month, and every month like a year. Time was flying and we had to make decisions fast to keep up with the speed of growth and the market. We were struggling –...
When I was out there looking for my first job(s) – I was looking for a place to go to make money. Looking back on it and on my resume in my early 20s, I had quite a few jobs for many different reasons. But mostly because I was making bad choices on the people I was going to work with and...
Ever lead a dream team that doesn’t get along? Both in athletics and my work, I have experienced bringing together the best skilled people possible where a few of the team members didn’t get along. Normal or not?
Actually, this happens more often than...
