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Why Founders Need to Tackle the Hardest Obstacles First

Founders should tackle their toughest challenges first, focusing on bottlenecks to drive real progress and prevent stagnation.

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8 Common Mistakes Companies Make with NPS (and How to Fix Them)

Using NPS wrong? Join the club. Here are 8 classic screw-ups—and how to stop mangling your customer insight.

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Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Strategic Planning Meetings – What Really Works!

Most strategic planning meetings are a waste of oxygen—here’s how to make yours actually lead to something useful.

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Why Your Growth Strategy Needs Focus and Depth on Attributes

A shallow growth strategy is a weak one. Go deep on the right attributes, and scaling gets a whole lot

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The Power of Owning a Word or Phrase: Your Path to Making a Lasting Impact

Owning a word or phrase cements your brand, helping it cut through the noise and make a lasting impact.

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How to Conquer Technical Debt and Keep Your Scale-Up Moving Forward

Technical debt slows growth—tackle it early or risk stalling your scale-up.

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Recruitment as a Bottleneck for Scaling Your Company: How to Overcome It

Hiring bottlenecks can hinder growth. Expanding talent pools and streamlining recruitment are key to successful scaling.

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The Art of War: Bollocks or Brilliance?

The Art of War is either timeless wisdom or outdated nonsense. While some lessons hold up, blind faith in ancient

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Why Happy Employees Are Your Ultimate Scale-Up Hack

Happy employees drive growth. Investing in culture and engagement boosts productivity, reduces turnover, and improves results.

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Transform Your Productivity: Replace To-Do Lists with Backlogs and Timeboxing

To-do lists create endless tasks. Backlogs and timeboxing prioritize what truly matters, ensuring progress.

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The One-Word Strategy – from the Scaling Up playbook

Distilling your strategy into a single word sharpens focus, aligns your team, and accelerates progress toward your goals.

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Our definitive summer reading list

From locker rooms to legendary coaches, these books offer key lessons for any team. Grab a drink, relax.

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