Leadership: Hiring & recruitment
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How to find and keep the right startup co-founder
Y Combinator
September 27, 2024
Hiring & recruitment
9
Conflict resolution
7
Founder interviews
5
- Failed co-founder relationships are the top reason startups die at YC
- Stress tolerance beats complementary skills when choosing a co-founder
- Monthly one-on-ones prevent small tensions from becoming fatal blowups
40 brutal truths to accelerate growth in your 20s
Dan Martell
September 24, 2024
Delegation
9
Hiring & recruitment
8
Business operating systems
5
- Confidence erodes every time you break a private commitment to yourself
- Your environment — friends, city, habits — shapes you more than effort alone
- Life is a mirror: what frustrates you about the world reflects who you are
Hiring & recruitment
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Building a profitable team using four energy types
KeyPersonOfInfluence
September 22, 2024
Hiring & recruitment
9
Culture building
7
Business operating systems
5
- Hire for natural energy alignment, not just skills or experience.
- Four suit energies map directly to CEO, sales, ops, and finance roles.
- Shared purpose — the Joker — is the glue that holds all four together.
Hiring & recruitment
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How to Find, Hire, and Keep the Right COO for Your Company
Cameron Herold
September 21, 2024
Hiring & recruitment
9
Management
7
AI strategy & adoption
5
- The right COO depends on company stage, not just competence.
- Slow onboarding prevents costly disruption in the first 90 days.
- Most companies need an executive assistant, not a Chief of Staff.
Hiring & recruitment
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What recruiting experts know about hiring a second-in-command
Cameron Herold
September 16, 2024
Hiring & recruitment
9
Delegation
7
Outsourcing & delegation
5
- A-players aren't on job boards — you have to poach them
- Know everything about a candidate before they start, not after 90 days
- Bonuses demotivate as often as motivate; pay at the 80th percentile instead
Hiring & recruitment
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How to get the most value out of a COO
Cameron Herold
August 26, 2024
Hiring & recruitment
8
Delegation
8
Outsourcing & delegation
5
- Break COO salary into weekly cost — then ask what they generate
- A-players won't tolerate test projects; fix your interviewing instead
- COO profile that built to $100M rarely fits the $100M–$600M climb
Neurodiversity as a competitive edge in organizations
Coaching for Leaders
August 19, 2024
Culture building
9
Hiring & recruitment
7
- 50% of employers openly admit they'd refuse to hire neurodivergent candidates
- JP Morgan's autistic employees were 140% more productive than neurotypical peers
- Universal design — flexibility as the default — benefits everyone, not just neurodivergent staff
Leadership: the one skill that builds a million-dollar company
Dan Martell
August 9, 2024
Management
10
Hiring & recruitment
7
Delegation
6
- Servant leadership builds trust; title and trader leaders create churn.
- Stop telling people what to do — define outcomes and coach on deviations.
- Record yourself working once; new hires onboard without consuming your time.
Hiring & recruitment
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Scaling an agency from $4M to $30M: leadership, pricing, and growth
Cameron Herold
July 27, 2024
Hiring & recruitment
9
Pricing strategy
7
Long-term planning
6
- Revenue and gross margin solve every problem — obsess over those first.
- Managers stuck in client delivery will always stall company growth.
- Acquire tired agency owners with no earn-out and a clean exit day one.
Hiring & recruitment
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Beyond generations: rethinking careers, learning, and age at work
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Hiring & recruitment
8
Goal setting
7
Automation & tools
5
- The four-stage life model is now a straightjacket — discard it.
- Age-diverse teams outperform; universities still segregate by age.
- Future workers will hold four or five careers, not jobs.
How to use personality assessments well as a leader
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Hiring & recruitment
5
- StrengthsFinder ranks your talents relative to each other, not against others
- An assessment's only value is the conversation it sparks — not the scores
- Leaders must address weaknesses, not just celebrate strengths
How senior leaders can unlock the power of middle managers
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Hiring & recruitment
6
Processes & SOPs
5
- 70–75% of employee satisfaction is determined by their direct manager.
- Promoting your best managers out of management is a strategic mistake.
- Managers knew the oil rig fix — no one thought to ask them.
How to lead and retain high performers
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Culture building
7
Hiring & recruitment
5
- High performers produce 400% more yet get the least leadership attention.
- Fear of not trying beats fear of failing — autonomy is non-negotiable.
- Losing one high performer triggers a domino exit of their network.
How to adapt leadership frameworks to fit your organisation and culture
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Hiring & recruitment
6
- Generic frameworks only work after you reshape them for your context.
- Build a wide network of willing helpers, not just powerful connections.
- Hire for passion first — experience is the one thing you can always teach.
How personal clarity in leadership drives employee engagement
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Culture building
10
Communication
9
Hiring & recruitment
7
- Knowing your own why makes it possible to genuinely lead others
- Stock interview answers reveal nothing — ask what really motivates people
- Culture is the how behind strategy; slides alone never fix comprehension