Summary Every CEO knows they should be working on the business, not in it. The daily pull back into operations, decisions, and execution is what makes the shift so hard to actually make. This post lays out the four foundations that move a CEO from the weeds to the lead, plus practices from...
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How CEOs stop working in the business and start leading it
Summary Every CEO knows they should be working on the business, not in it. The daily pull back into operations, decisions, and execution is what makes the shift so hard to actually make. This post lays out the four foundations that move a CEO from the weeds to the...
The six metrics every CEO should track each week
Summary Most leadership teams are drowning in dashboards and starving for clarity. The fix isn’t more data; it’s better data, reviewed on a weekly cadence by people accountable for the outcomes. Here are six leading indicators that consistently predict...
Why strong leaders still struggle to lead their teams well
Summary The traits that get leaders promoted aren’t the traits their teams actually need from them. New research shows the gap is wider than most organizations realize, and it points to a layer of leadership development most companies skip entirely: the...
How to get team buy-in for a new operating system (without the resistance)
Summary Introducing a new operating system creates resistance when teams are surprised, overwhelmed, or left out of the process. The good news: most of that resistance is preventable. This post walks through how to prepare before the announcement, frame the...
Why your business isn’t growing (even with rising revenue)
Summary Summary: Revenue growth is not the same as business health. Many companies scaling in revenue feel more chaotic, less profitable, and more exhausted with each passing quarter. If your business is not growing in the way you expected, the issue may not be...
Breaking orbit: How founder-led companies escape the trap
This article was written by Bloom Growth Coach, David Aferiat, in partnership with Bloom Growth. Read more about him here. Summary Most founders in the $5–20M range know something is wrong. The business is growing, but so is the weight of it. Part one of this...





