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Back to Basics - Biz Isn't Growing? It's 2 of 3 Things
Let's not overcomplicate things. No single #GTM will likely solve for ❌'s next to the other two (see the video). Similarly, it's hard to...
May 17, 20231 min read


The Reason For Your Unpopular, Difficult Decisions
Every great leader must make difficult & unpopular decisions, to solve the #100MillionDollarProblem...or day-to-day. What makes it far...
May 16, 20231 min read


Weekly War Room
Your weekly team call stinks? What's that have to do with #layoffs and your #clients? Take 90 secs to connect those dots. There are 3...
May 16, 20231 min read


What do Mothers Have To Do With Strategy, Execution, Results?
What do #Mothers have to do with #Strategy, #Execution, #Results? Everything. Period. End of Post. (2 min video explains the rest)
May 12, 20231 min read


90 Second Sprint - Missing Strategy
A bunch of very smart ideas in a great sounding narrative is not a #strategy. Reframe the adage "Hope is not a strategy" as "#Vision is...
May 12, 20231 min read


Rev Execution - Looking For 5 CEOs or CROs Who Still Need To Develop a Step-by-Step Sales Playbook
$10's million are left on the table because of suboptimal #sales #execution. Do you know exactly who is doing at each stage... ...of...
May 11, 20231 min read


90 Second Sprint - Newlywed Game
What do the Newlywed Game and The Super Bowl have to do with driving an incremental $100M in rev or $1B valuation? Take 90 sec to w/...
May 9, 20231 min read


Hit your OKRS But Miss Your Revenue And Profitability Targets?
The least interesting earnings call or board meeting goes like this… “We’ve been missing our top line growth goals, profitability is...
May 9, 20231 min read


Last Day of The Quarter - How Did it Go?
Rarely does any business hit all of their metrics in every quarter. What happens when there's a miss? (Really). What gets changed in......
Mar 31, 20231 min read


How Many (A) Do You Need Within (B) Time To Achieve (C) Within (D) Time
This week, I worked with two #CRO clients to illustrate how a little goes a long way: as in multi-millions incremental per quarter. We...
Mar 30, 20231 min read


The Five Horizons of Impact
Recurring revenue comes from creating recurring value. There are 5 recurring points around which most businesses mobilize. How many do...
Mar 28, 20231 min read


12 Tips For Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Leadership
Fast Company had initially asked me about the biggest challenges in digital marketing strategy. My response was about a topic* ... ...
Mar 15, 20231 min read


How The Most Successful Teams Bridge The Strategy & Execution Gap
Are you executing? Your team? Do you have tools & capabilities solely dedicated to helping you do so? Not your CRM. Not your financial...
Mar 14, 20231 min read


Client Quote. Client Love
I named my business (X)Form for many reasons. One was to have the kind of impact where #CEOs would tell me... ...that our work together...
Mar 8, 20231 min read


Get Your Most Important Clients On Speed Dial
The #CEO, #COO, #CFO at your top clients - how many text you when they need anything related to the problem you help them solve? Jonah...
Mar 7, 20232 min read


Making Quarterly Goals Matter
How often are you (or your org) the guy in this illustration? It's an obvious executional fumble, but happens quite often. What you...
Mar 6, 20231 min read


COMMON SENSEVIGOROUSLY APPLIED
A recent post mentioned #Danaher's 1500% performance vs the S&P. They've highly invested in a #Strategy#Execution system. Yet... ...one...
Feb 21, 20231 min read


A Bias For Action Sets Growth Leaders Apart
#Disruption is challenging. #Agility in responding accordingly is key. A #BiasToAction is something I'm seeing less and less of these...
Feb 14, 20231 min read


What Productivity and Efficiency Improvements Have You Created This Week?
The #layoffs within tech and otherwise get a lot of airtime (for good reason). What doesn’t is the other half… …of the #profitability...
Feb 9, 20231 min read


Primary Challenges to Strategy Implementation
Missed on hitting your targets? >50% of the time, an org doesn't #execute (and deliver #results): #ownership & clarity in #strategy. ~1/3...
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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