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    • Like an Aspen Grove, Successful Teams Establish Strong Roots

      Like an Aspen Grove, Successful Teams Establish Strong Roots

      December 18, 2022

      Culture, Leadership, Tribe Vibes

      Companies are not just a forest of strong individuals.

    • The Layer Cake: 3 Secret Ingredients for Leadership

      The Layer Cake: 3 Secret Ingredients for Leadership

      October 23, 2022

      Being CEO, Coaching, Culture, Leadership, Management

      The best teams are built on trust, conflict, and commitment in that order.

    • Working With John: My CEO User Manual and Why You Need One

      Working With John: My CEO User Manual and Why You Need One

      July 24, 2022

      Being CEO, Culture, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes

      I am here to help you achieve your goals. I am your servant.

    • First Principles, Part 4: Caring Counts

      First Principles, Part 4: Caring Counts

      February 15, 2022

      Being CEO, Culture, Decisions, First Principles by Mike Mckee, Leadership, Management

      People don’t care what you know until they know that you care.

    • Tribe Vibes: The Secret to Avoiding Micromanagement

      Tribe Vibes: The Secret to Avoiding Micromanagement

      November 24, 2021

      Being CEO, Culture, Management, Tribe Vibes

      Micromanagement is a killer. All founders have trouble getting out of the weeds.

    • Why the Best CEOs Are Curious: A Chat with Corey Thomas

      Why the Best CEOs Are Curious: A Chat with Corey Thomas

      January 24, 2021

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Culture, Diversity, Leadership, Life Lessons, Management, Tribe Vibes

      A leader’s job is to create the environment and the context where people can actually do the most, accomplish the most, and teams can be the most impactful.

    • Cancel All Your Meetings, Except These

      Cancel All Your Meetings, Except These

      December 13, 2020

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Coaching, Culture, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes

      It’s not about the meetings; it’s about the right meetings.

    • Tribe Vibes: 7 Secrets to Creating Magnetic Culture

      Tribe Vibes: 7 Secrets to Creating Magnetic Culture

      August 30, 2020

      Being CEO, Culture, Founding, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes

      The culture of a company can easily make or break it. Focus on making yours magnetic. 

    • #CEO Podcast: Culture Should be Curious-Are You Inspiring Curiosity in Your Team? (with Corey Thomas)

      #CEO Podcast: Culture Should be Curious-Are You Inspiring Curiosity in Your Team? (with Corey Thomas)

      July 11, 2020

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Culture, Diversity, Founding, Leadership, Management, Podcast

      Corey Thomas isn’t in the role he thought he’d be as Chairman and CEO of Rapid7, but 7 years, a ton of successes, a failure or 3 and an impressive and enviable culture, show that sometimes our paths lead us exactly where we belong. 

    • Easy is Boring: My 2020 Mantra

      Easy is Boring: My 2020 Mantra

      March 8, 2020

      Being CEO, Blockchain, Bookshelf, Culture, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes, Uncategorized

      Keeping teams motivated is really hard. But, if you are only focused on what amazing thing you can personally do, you are missing the point. 

    • Tribe Vibes: Who is In Charge of What?

      Tribe Vibes: Who is In Charge of What?

      November 24, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Management, Tribe Vibes

      I have noticed a pattern in the 20 years I have been an entrepreneur, advisor, and CEO. Every time there is something wrong with a company, there is a recurring problem. Either someone is not doing their job, or they didn’t know it was their job. It’s more common than you think. A problem with

    • The weFailure

      The weFailure

      November 20, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Letters, Management

      Twenty years ago, on 11/19/99, I sold my first startup. It was a technology company selling something called “Java Beans.” My four co-founders and I had a life-changing experience when a company called BEA Systems acquired our company for over $100M. We were excited not just for our own lives, but the way it would

    • Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience, Part 2

      Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience, Part 2

      October 6, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Leadership, Life Lessons, Management, Tribe Vibes

      The body is strong, the mind is weak.

    • Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience

      Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience

      September 1, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Life Lessons, Management, Tribe Vibes

      Slipping on a banana and breaking your hip is fragile. Getting hit by a truck then getting up to walk to your hair appointment is resilient. But, getting one of your arms cut off then growing a new one the next day is beyond resilient — it’s antifragile. Sh*t happens in startups. (Amen, right?) I can relate.

    • Should Your Startup Be Hiring Specialists or Generalists?

      Should Your Startup Be Hiring Specialists or Generalists?

      August 4, 2019

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Coaching, Culture, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes

      Managers love to reward hyper-specialization. But is it better to hire for general problem-solving abilities?

    • 5 Jobs to Master as CEO

      5 Jobs to Master as CEO

      July 29, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes

      It happens rather quickly. Your new investors sign a shareholder’s agreement, a subscription agreement, and a corporate charter. Usually, you create a new class of (preferred) shares. You receive a notification from your bank that the wires from investors have cleared. Your lawyers file the company’s new corporate charter, and a new board of directors

    • Tribe Vibes: How to Grow Empathy on Your Team

      Tribe Vibes: How to Grow Empathy on Your Team

      July 7, 2019

      Culture, Management, Tribe Vibes

      Human beings are tribal by nature. Our need to belong far outweighs many things in life. So, we naturally split into tribes.

    • Empathy: What One Day of Ramadan Fasting can Teach

      Empathy: What One Day of Ramadan Fasting can Teach

      June 12, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes, Uncategorized

      “…It’s both physical and spiritual. The essence is to try and feel what the poor feel without food and try to be a better person by reflecting on our actions and thoughts. Try to be nice to each other, avoid bad/angry thoughts, etc.” — B. Drissi (personal friend) As I write this article, we are 19 days

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