Running a company or startup is a lot like flying a kite.
From a distance, it looks beautiful.
People see the kite flying high in the sky. They admire how high it has
We often look at CEOs and ask: How do they manage so much?
Hundreds of emails. Back-to-back meetings. Global travel. Thousands of employees. Decisions involving billions of dollars.
A recent Business
We spend a lot of our lives trying to avoid struggle.
As parents, we want to protect our children.
As managers, we want to remove difficulties for our teams.
As friends, we want
In 1997, Steve Jobs returned to Apple at a time when the company was struggling.
Apple had many problems to solve. Products had to improve. The product line needed simplification. The business needed
Scaling sales ahead of the ability to support what has already been sold is not a minor operational gap. It is a strategic failure.
Growth is exciting.
More customers. More contracts. More revenue.