by Justin Maxwell | Oct 2, 2026 | Business Success, Exit Ready, General Financial, Generational, Interviews, Protection, Tax
Performance Management Starts With the Right DiagnosisPerformance Management Key #1: AlignmentKey #2: Are They Working on the Right Things?Performance Management Key #3: Do They Know What Good Looks Like?Key #4: Capability and ConfidenceKey #5: Does Performance...
by Justin Maxwell | Oct 1, 2026 | Business Success, Exit Ready, General Financial, Generational, Interviews, Protection, Tax
A 30-60-90 Day Onboarding Plan Starts Before Day OneDays 1-30: Learn Before We Expect OwnershipDays 31-60: The 30-60-90 Day Onboarding Plan Shifts to ContributionDays 61-90: Move From Contribution to OwnershipThe Manager Is Part of the 30-60-90 Day Onboarding...
by Justin Maxwell | Sep 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Employee Onboarding Is Part of the Hiring InvestmentWhat Good Employee Onboarding Is NotPoor Employee Onboarding Gets Expensive FastThe First 90 Days Need a FrameworkHiring Someone Isn’t the Finish Line We tend to think the hiring process ends when someone...
by Justin Maxwell | Sep 29, 2026 | Business Success, Exit Ready, General Financial, Generational, Interviews, Protection, Tax
Why Unstructured Interviews Get Us in TroubleA Structured Interview Process Starts Before the Candidate ArrivesUse Past Behaviour, Then Keep DiggingOne Interview Shouldn’t Carry the Whole Hiring DecisionThe Structured Interview Process Still Fails If the Founder...
by Justin Maxwell | Sep 28, 2026 | Business Success, Exit Ready, General Financial, Generational, Interviews, Protection, Tax
A Hiring Scorecard Defines Success Before We Meet the CandidateThe Interview Shouldn’t Define the StandardAn A Player Is Specific to the RoleNot Every C Player Is the SameThe Scorecard Protects Us From a Confident Wrong Hire Some of the worst hiring decisions...