Turning Good Intentions into Reality in Your Career, Business and Life
I often get this question from aspiring leaders: “When will I know that I am ready to be a leader?”
This has always been an interesting question to me, and at 48-years-old my perspective around this question has changed over the years. [Read more…] about How to Know If You’re Ready for Leadership
We believe that having a mentor is a key component to personal and professional success. Mentors are able to share from their experiences (both good and bad) to help us make better decisions and avoid costly missteps. [Read more…] about 10 Things to Consider Before Asking Someone to Be Your Mentor
Launch Youniversity was born on the Atlanta Beltline on May 21, 2015. I remember because it was my birthday and I was spending the morning with Jeff and Shane to talk about our goals and development plans.
In these conversations, we often talked about opportunities to invest in others. As we walked off our breakfast, I suggested we find a way to make a difference in a way that would scale. We sensed that some might find this valuable, but we really had no idea how to go about it. So, we decided to take an innovation process that Shane and I had used at Chick-fil-A and apply it to this opportunity. Here’s how it played out… [Read more…] about The Launch Sequence: How We Used It To Start Our Business
You got the courage to ask someone to mentor you, and they agreed.
But now, you might have fears of wasting their time, or having awkward patches of silence, or not getting anything out of the conversation. Those fears are normal, but you can put them to rest by preparing for meeting with your mentor by coming up with a plan to maximize your time and theirs. [Read more…] about 5 Questions to Ask Your Mentor
Over the past year on The Launch Youniversity Podcast we’ve had some incredible conversations with intrapreneurs, entrepreneurs and solopreneurs. We’ve talked to business professionals in every stage of life and career… from leaders in Fortune 500 companies to people who just launched their first side business. Today, we’ve rounded up the top 20 pieces of advice from our conversations with our guests. [Read more…] about 20 Simple, Practical and Powerful Business Principles to Live By
Around 2008, Chick-fil-A decided to launch an innovative practice. We wanted to learn how to do it a responsible manner, so we began visiting companies that were thought leaders in their respective industries.
It became clear that we needed a new process that could be replicated and taught to folks throughout our organization. This process could help us launch new menu items, service procedures, restaurant designs and forward-thinking ideas in virtually every area of the business. [Read more…] about The 5 Elements of the Launch Loop
