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If you were to go out and ask any random startup entrepreneur how the new business is going, you would get a huge smile followed by a whole list of superlatives. “It’s wonderful.” “It’s amazing.” “I’m loving it.” Simultaneously you feel like all your life has prepared you for this moment, AND like you are way in over your head because you are. And despite the smile, you show everyone around you, inside, you are plagued by the question: What was I thinking? Did you make a mistake, or are you on your way to the success you’ve dreamt of?

The demands of leadership are constantly changing. At the ground level, it can feel like you've been blindsided or entirely off the map altogether. But our evolution as leaders follows a predictable pattern. And if you know and understand that pattern, you'll excel as a leader with a fraction of the heartaches and headaches.

Creating a world-class mentoring and coaching culture is a bit like standing on the beach looking out at the ocean, wondering how to boil it with nothing but the box of matches in your hand, and then a wave splashing up and soaking the matches.
Bummer.
Fortunately, you can start creating a world-class mentoring and coaching culture today.

The vast majority of orientation programs are destined to fail no matter how carefully constructed, how rigorously upheld, or how talented the trainer is because they fail to recognize the most important aspect of new hire orientation.

Most organizations are squandering a sea of potential within their people and failing to sustain lasting success because of it. Billions of dollars are spent every year trying to fight off the symptoms of this oversight. Yet, the answer is surprisingly simple and doesn't have to cost a dime.

Who are the high performers on your team? The individuals you can always count on to produce time and again. Who are the ones that are easy to manage, who understand what they need to do and get it done? It's time to fire them. Well, at least from their current position.