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06/18/2026

People rarely perform to the limits of their potential. They perform to the level of leadership around them.
If your team is struggling, look in the mirror before you look for new talent.

Leadership sets the ceiling.

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Someone can be the right employee for the business you had and the wrong employee for the business you are building.That...
05/25/2026

Someone can be the right employee for the business you had and the wrong employee for the business you are building.

That is a difficult thing for any leader to admit. Especially when someone has been loyal. Especially when they helped build the foundation of the business. Loyalty matters. History matters. Relationships matter.

As organizations grow, priorities shift. New opportunities emerge. Customer expectations change. The skills, behaviors, and mindset needed at one stage of a business are not always the same skills needed at the next.

This does not mean good people suddenly become bad employees.

It does mean leaders must ask a harder question:

Is this person still the right fit for where the business is going?

This is one of the questions I often ask leaders I coach.

I call it The Rehire Test™.

Think about someone in a critical role on your team.

Now consider where your business is headed, the opportunities ahead, and the challenges likely to emerge.

Then ask yourself:

If this person were not already on your team today, would you confidently hire them again for this role?

Pause before answering.

Because if the answer is no, termination is not always the solution.

Sometimes the answer is:

Better coaching
Clearer expectations
More accountability
A different role that better matches strengths
A difficult conversation that has been delayed for too long
Strong leaders do not only build teams for today.

They build teams for the future they are trying to create.

Here is the question worth reflecting on:

How many people on your team pass The Rehire Test™?

05/22/2026

The Why Flip

“When a prospect says your competitor is cheaper, simply ask why. They’ll tell you exactly why you’re more valuable — in their own words, without realizing it.”

Chris Collie

The Quiet Close PrincipleTalk less. Listen longer. Sell sharper.A discovery conversation is not the moment to show your...
05/15/2026

The Quiet Close Principle

Talk less. Listen longer. Sell sharper.

A discovery conversation is not the moment to show your potential client how well you can speak.

It is the moment to show them how well you listen.
Use the 80/20 rule.

Spend 20 percent of the conversation asking clear, thoughtful questions.

Spend 80 percent of the conversation listening for what they want, what frustrates them, what they have tried, and what keeps them up at night.

That is where the real offer is hiding.
When you listen with patience, your solution becomes sharper.

Your offer stops sounding generic.
It starts sounding made for just them.

The market doesn’t reward the best idea. It rewards the person who showed up, stayed in the room, did the work that was ...
05/14/2026

The market doesn’t reward the best idea. It rewards the person who showed up, stayed in the room, did the work that was unsexy and refused to quit when quitting was the easiest option. .

05/06/2026

"If you're a friend of my enemy, you're friend adjacent. I move with caution."

Some people aren't against you directly. They're just close enough to the wrong ones to make you think twice.

That's not being paranoid. That's paying attention.
Guard your circle like it matters, because it does.

— Chris Collie

“If you’re a friend of my enemy, you’re friend adjacent. I move with caution.”Some people aren’t against you directly. T...
05/05/2026

“If you’re a friend of my enemy, you’re friend adjacent. I move with caution.”
Some people aren’t against you directly. They’re just close enough to the wrong ones to make you cautious.
That’s not being paranoid. That’s paying attention.
Guard your circle like it matters because it does.
— Chris Collie
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04/29/2026

“I bought some shirts this morning for an upcoming trip. I didn’t try them on in the store. When I got home and tried them on, I realized I had made an aspirational purchase.”

04/03/2026

Some Fridays start with coffee.

This one started above the clouds, watching the sun rise over the horizon on my way to Atlanta for a full day with clients.

There is something grounding about seeing the day begin before most people are awake. It is a reminder that every sunrise brings another chance to serve, solve problems, and help leaders do their best work.

Grateful for the trust our clients continue to place in us.
Grateful for the opportunity to keep building, one conversation at a time.
Grateful that the work still takes me to rooms where real growth happens.

As I head into today’s meetings, I’m reminded that leadership work is never just about strategy.
It is about people, clarity, and the moments that move teams forward.

Happy Friday.
Wishing you a day filled with progress, perspective, and something worth being grateful for.

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Join us for Sales for Non Sellers, a free, hands on workshop for entrepreneurs and professionals who want to sell with m...
03/19/2026

Join us for Sales for Non Sellers, a free, hands on workshop for entrepreneurs and professionals who want to sell with more confidence, clarity, and less pressure.

You will learn how to attract the right customers, communicate your value, handle objections, and use a simple sales process that builds trust and long term relationships.

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