Becoming CEO

The latest move Ahmad is making in his business and why

How to define the rules of the game

Is it for money or for time?

Sometimes it feels like you're done. But are you really?

Would you rather be rich and famous or rich and obscure?

The quality of your clients drives the success of your business.

When do you need to move fast vs slow?

The title says it all, doesn't it?

Spread thin? Here's how you can find more focus and get things done.

Wouldn't it be nice if you only had one business problem to deal with at a time?

Is the recession having a tangible impact on your business?

What's the right balance between telling people what to do and empowering them to make their own decisions?

As you grow and add more people, the pressure mounts. Let's talk about how to cope.

When does it make sense to stop modelling other businesses and making your own decision?

How do you set goals for the quarter? Greg and Ahmad discuss what's working and what's not in their processes.

When should you add a new product or service? How do you decide what to launch? All that and more in this episode.

Greg returns home from Hawaii to a blizzard without a jacket. Did the business survive? Tune in to find out.

Greg is leaving for Hawaii for one week. Will the business fall apart in his absence? Only time will tell.

How can you earn a return on your expertise outside of your own business?

Ahmad opens up about how the fear of success is keeping him up at night (metaphorically speaking).

Is there a time to jump back into the front lines and execute? How do you know when to take over and when to stay back?

Greg's new experiment in freeing up his time to take on higher value activities.

No matter what's going on in your business, it's probably a messaging problem.

Should you be afraid of a recession? Is there an optimistic viewpoint that can help you come out of the recession stronger?

Greg and Ahmad make predictions about the future. Brilliant or baseless? You be the judge.

Hard to argue the economy isn't changing. What's our responsibility to change as CEOs?

Why Ahmad got sued for $130k and what you can learn from the aftermath about hiring employees vs contractors.

There's a stage in the growth of your business when you need leaders who can own pieces of the business for you. Do this too early and you'll run out of money. Too late and you'll pay a high opportunity cost.

Greg thinks he needs an org chart. Ahmad isn't so sure. What does this mean for you? Perhaps nothing. But let's find out.

Should you always be focused on growth? Or is there a time to stabilize where you are before pushing for more growth.

Summer was rough for both of our business. But the recent turmoil has taught us the importance of knowing what we can and cannot control.

A layman's discussion on how this neurotransmitter and hormone might be the key to unlocking more growth in your business.

Should they stay or should they go? When should you give your people more runway and when should you have the tough conversation about whether this is working?

How many meetings should you have with your internal team? How many is too many? How do you protect your time when your team needs you? All that and more in this episode.

Aim high? Be more realistic? There are many conflicting philosophies on goal setting. In this episode, we talk about how we set goals and how our thinking on the topic has evolved over the years.

Business owners: avoid this question at your own peril.

Can traumatic experiences put you on the path to success?

One of Greg's clients leaves. He gets triggered. The rest of his day falls apart.

Do you run your business by the numbers or by your emotions?

Growing a business involves embracing complexity. And the more complex things get, the more you realize you can't fix everything at the same time. Question is: which fires should you let burn?

Growing a business involves embracing complexity. And the more complex things get, the more you realize you can't fix everything at the same time. Question is: which fires should you let burn?

How real should you get with your team? How open should you be with your people on what's going on in the business? Do you tell them everything or shield them from certain challenges?

Do you need more leads or do you need to grow capacity? Knowing which of these is your actual bottleneck is the key to unlocking immediate growth.

At a certain level, every business problem is a people problem. As you transition into the CEO role, you show up less on the front lines. But those front lines are where the battle is won. In this episode, we discuss how to find the right people for your business.

If all you do is run your business, it will run you to the ground. In this episode, Greg and Ahmad share the personal hobbies that keep them sane, balanced, focused — and ultimately, make them better CEOs.

How do you maintain bulletproof confidence when the buck stops with you? It's your job to keep your people motivated and confident in their abilities. But who's doing the same for the CEO?

One of the hardest parts of running a business is when people leave. They may leave for good reasons and you might be happy for them personally. But the cost of losing good people is hard to ignore. In this episode, we unpack what to do when they leave.

Entrepreneurs are wired a certain way. There's something about you that makes you a great entrepreneur. But what if the very thing that makes you an entrepreneur is also the thing that makes you a terrible CEO?

Making the leap from “solo” to “CEO” is lined with challenges. Many businesses fail because the owner is unable to make this transition and level up to the role of CEO. In this episode, Greg and Ahmad share their personal experiences making the transition and setup the focus of this show.