One of the biggest mistakes leadership teams make is assuming a people issue is always a performance issue. Sometimes it is. But often, the real problem is simpler and more structural: You have a good person in the wrong seat. That’s where GWC® becomes one of the most...
Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to give sharp, clear advice to someone else than it is to take your own? That gap in judgment actually has a name: Solomon’s Paradox. Named after the famously wise King Solomon, the paradox refers to our...
Every fall something stirs in the air. The days grow shorter, the temperatures dip and across the country people gather in stadiums, living rooms and tailgates for one reason. Football season is back! For me, football season has always carried more weight than...
Want your team to think and act like owners? Start by giving them the chance to feel like owners. If you’re building something great, you need a team that’s truly invested. But that level of buy-in doesn’t come from pizza parties or ping pong tables. It comes from...
If you're a business owner trying to grow, scale, or just stop putting out fires every day, chances are the issue isn't your team’s talent—it's the lack of structure, accountability and clarity in how your business is organized. Most companies don't have an...
If you're like most business owners or leaders growing a company, you probably feel like you’re being pulled in a hundred directions. Your calendar is booked solid. Your inbox is overflowing with “quick questions.” You’ve become the one everyone turns to when...
When it comes to hiring, the stakes couldn’t be higher. A wrong hire doesn’t just cost time and money—it impacts culture, morale and momentum. That’s why at The Greenhouse, we coach leaders and teams to dig beneath the surface in interviews. Résumés and rehearsed...
One of the most overlooked reasons businesses stall out, especially when they’re on the cusp of that next level, isn’t strategy. It’s not sales. And it’s definitely not effort. It’s people. More specifically: it’s whether your people are in the right...
I did it every single day for over a decade. I stood at the front of the room, walked my students through each step and broke down not just the how but the why behind what we were doing. I shared tricks to remember key concepts, provided real-world applications and...
Culture. It’s the buzzword you hear everywhere in business right now. Everyone wants to talk about it. People want to brag about how awesome theirs is. Others are trying to find the silver bullet to create it because they don’t have a good one. We see plenty of...