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It was 1980, and I was 10 years old. For two weeks, I was glued to my television. It was a 13-inch, black and white screen, and missing a dial. To change the channel, I used a pair of needle-nose pliers. Even as a kid, I knew the country needed a win. The Miracle on Ice, US against USSR in the first game of the medal round, gave us one. Every second of the game is etched in my memory.

Join Eric Crews of Crews & co. to learn why financial planning is the lifeblood of any growing business—and how to integrate financial planning to drive the success of your company.

My default mindset is that if I only try hard enough, I can force thinking into being. Bend them to my will. And the thing is…sometimes, my approach works. But I don’t actually think it’s the best one.

Last week, I talked about setting better expectations with new hires, and gaining the confidence to lean into your expectations. Today, more about what that process looked like in one of my own businesses. I hope the details will help you see how to apply the concepts in your own company.

The job market is more employer-friendly than it has been in some time. Many companies, possibly yours, are looking for ways to leverage AI and improve efficiencies. There are many talented people on the market, and for companies that are hiring, it should feel easier to attract and hire top-tier candidates.“Should” being the operative word.

A SWOT analysis is a classic consultant tool for business planning.‍In my experience, it’s also one of the most inefficient.‍I agree with the idea of SWOT—identifying Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. But in practice, the execution nearly always falls short.‍Here are 4 things you can fix today to make a SWOT analysis actually usable in your business.

You have to think big when setting your vision. And you have to think small when running the operations you need to achieve it. Here's how.