team & leadership

How to Delegate More Effectively

By John Nieuwenburg / August 4, 2026

Most owners think they’re delegating when really they’re just assigning tasks. John breaks down the three real levels of delegation, and the “hats, haircuts, tattoos” framework for knowing what to let go of.

How Do You Get the Right People Doing the Right Things Right?

By John Nieuwenburg / June 15, 2026

To grow your business, you eventually have to shift from Operator-Owner to Leader-Owner—getting results through your people instead of your own hands. Here are the three pillars that make it happen: strategic direction, people strategy, and management strategy.

How many of your people would you rehire? (And what that says about your culture.)

By John Nieuwenburg / April 21, 2026

Ask most business owners how many of their current team they’d rehire from scratch, and the most common answer is about half. That’s not a hiring problem, it’s a culture problem. Culture isn’t the byproduct of great results. It’s the precursor. Get it right, and everything else becomes easier.

Executive Leadership: a New Way to Approach Delegation

By John Nieuwenburg / February 2, 2026

Executive leaders delegate at a higher level. They’re willing to let go control. As a result, they can pass off a LOT of the heavy lifting.

Want a great team? Focus on these 5 things

By John Nieuwenburg / November 5, 2024

If you want a great business – the kind that runs smoothly, profitably, and mostly without you – you need a great team. Here’s how to get one

How to Build a Winning Team

By John Nieuwenburg / October 14, 2024

The essence of team management is getting the right people, doing the right things, right. These 3 pillars will help you do that effectively

How to get every team member rowing in the SAME direction

By John Nieuwenburg / October 11, 2022

The most powerful thing you can do as a leader is to get everyone rowing in the same direction by implementing a team meeting rhythm.

Want a better team? Consider content vs context

By John Nieuwenburg / July 4, 2022

We often try to solve problems with content alone – when what we need to do is stop and figure out the *context* first. Here’s how

9 Steps to Getting the Perfect Team Member

By John Nieuwenburg / July 21, 2021

Are you wasting time and money on recruitment? Here are 9 steps for attracting great candidates – and keeping them!