Hello Reader, 1. A quick word from Zach A lot of owners assume their team doesn’t care enough. Seriously, I hear this question all the time: "how do I get my team to care as much as I do?" Sometimes, it's an issue of having the wrong people on your team. But more often, it's that the team has never been given a mission clear enough to understand, remember, and act on. 2. Something worth reading In this article I wrote a while back, I explain why vague mission statements create confusion,...

Hello Reader, 1. A quick word from Zach Most business owners spend the week working in the business without ever stopping to review its health as the owner. That may work for a while. But when you don’t regularly look at the numbers, the sales outlook, and the priorities in front of you, small problems have time to grow quietly. 2. Something worth reading I wrote a practical guide to the weekly meeting every business owner needs to have with himself. The article walks through a simple...

Reader, 1. A quick word from Zach Most owners don’t avoid strategic work because they don’t care. They avoid it because the work feels unclear, too large, or less urgent than the problems already demanding attention. The result is that the business stays busy without getting better. This week, I want to help you identify one important piece of “on the business” work you’ve been avoiding, break it into a smaller first move, and make real progress on it. 2. Something worth reading The E-Myth...