Leadership: Management
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Scaling leadership teams: people, culture, and operational leverage
Cameron Herold
August 23, 2023
Management
9
Culture building
8
Outsourcing & delegation
6
- Mid-level managers default to hiring when their real problem is skill gaps.
- A vivid vision gives every employee the same mental movie as the founder.
- Pay base salary well — annual bonuses demotivate for 50 weeks of the year.
How to build and use a performance improvement plan
HR Party of One
August 22, 2023
Management
9
Compliance & regulation
7
- When an employee fails, their manager has also failed.
- PIPs must identify root causes, not just list performance gaps.
- A signed PIP is a formal final warning before termination.
How to turn B players into A players
Cameron Herold
August 18, 2023
Management
9
Delegation
5
- Skill gaps and values gaps require completely different fixes
- Behaviour and core values are deeply ingrained — often unchangeable
- Sometimes the right answer is removing them from the team entirely
How a founder's daily energy shapes company momentum
EOS Worldwide
August 16, 2023
Management
8
Motivation
6
- Your personal energy sets the tone for the entire organisation.
- Positive openness drives momentum; resistance visibly slows it.
- Consistency across every meeting compounds into cultural impact.
How to redeploy employees instead of laying them off
HR Party of One
August 15, 2023
Management
9
Outsourcing & delegation
5
- Replacing a laid-off employee costs more than redeploying them
- Small teams can't afford gaps when the market recovers
- Script included: how to frame redeployment as a career opportunity
Focused execution: maximising ROI from people, time, and money
Cameron Herold
August 13, 2023
Management
8
AI strategy & adoption
7
Processes & SOPs
6
- Saying no to most opportunities protects your three finite resources.
- Title inflation quietly inflates compensation — fix titles to fix pay.
- Employees climb two ladders simultaneously: skills and confidence.
The COO's core daily responsibilities
Cameron Herold
August 9, 2023
Management
9
Delegation
6
- Every COO role is shaped by what the CEO lacks or avoids
- Watch the 'virtual bench' — developing emerging leaders is core work
- Strategic visibility across all business units beats micromanagement
Four leadership qualities that separate great leaders from average ones
Cameron Herold
August 7, 2023
Management
9
Identity & self-belief
6
- Ego dissolves team consensus — all leaders must shed it, not just the CEO
- Introspection means blaming yourself first, not the economy or others
- Empathy turns struggling team members into people who go through brick walls
Three advanced strategies CEOs use to buy back more time
Dan Martell
August 7, 2023
Management
8
Time management
8
Productivity & habits
6
- Cap direct reports at five to force leverage through people
- Reclaimed time must be invested in skills and beliefs, not left blank
- Lock annual outcomes into daily calendar blocks before the week starts
Hiring & recruitment
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The seven types of COO and how to find the right one
Cameron Herold
August 2, 2023
Hiring & recruitment
9
Management
7
Business operating systems
5
- No two COOs have the same job — the role is defined by the CEO
- Seven distinct COO archetypes from Executor to Heir Apparent
- Start the COO search with the CEO's gaps, not the candidate
How to lead for well-being without sacrificing performance
Masters of Scale
August 1, 2023
Culture building
10
Management
7
Work-life balance
5
- Burnout comes from toxic culture, not long hours or hard work.
- Micro steps — not overhauls — are what actually shift workplace habits.
- Leaders set cultural permission; your own behaviour is the policy.
Five principles for earning respect as a team leader
Dr. Grace Lee
July 29, 2023
Management
9
Communication
7
- Praise without reprimand misleads high performers and breeds mistrust.
- Intrinsic motivation comes from linking work to each person's own values.
- Brief transparency from a leader stops teams from assuming they're at fault.
Moving from director to VP: the skills and mindset shift required
Dr. Grace Lee
July 22, 2023
Management
9
Identity & self-belief
6
Communication
5
- Your director skills become baseline requirements at VP level
- Cross-function prioritisation and fiscal ownership define the VP role
- Self-governance and conviction matter more the higher you go
How leaders build great company culture through individual care
GaryVee
July 20, 2023
Culture building
9
Management
7
- You work for your employees — not the other way around
- Knowing each person's individual motivators is non-negotiable at any scale
- One bad-behaviour exception destroys meritocracy and kills culture
How operations managers can advance to director and COO level
Cameron Herold
July 19, 2023
Management
9
Processes & SOPs
5
- Title inflation masks true level — scope and pay reveal the reality
- Read what your CEO reads to close the strategic thinking gap
- Top performers at every level still use coaches — so should you