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7 Ways to Get More Out of Introverts During Level 10 Meetings

Written by Don Tinney on June 9, 2016

Entrepreneurs tend to be extroverts. It’s easy for them to talk out issues and make decisions quickly. Introverts, on the other hand, process information internally, by sitting with it for a while. They can be excellent listeners and deep thinkers with keen insight that provides creative solutions. But it’s often not easy for introverts to discuss issues thoughtfully until they’ve been able to process their thoughts on their own first.

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8 Tips to Propel Your Meetings to the Next Level

Written by Don Tinney on June 2, 2016


Are your leadership team meetings merely going through the motions? It’s possible to execute the Level 10 Meeting Agenda and consistently solve issues, yet still fall short of the quality meetings that your leadership team looks forward to every week.

A lot depends on the internal dynamics and external climate of your meetings. Want to take your Level 10 Meetings from effective and tolerated to powerful and enjoyable? Here are eight tips to propel your company meetings.

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Want to Grow Your Business? Prune It Back.

Written by Don Tinney on May 30, 2016

Does this gardening incident sound familiar? “My son ran over my rosebush with the lawn mower. I thought for sure it was dead! But to my amazement, it came back stronger and more vibrant than ever.” It seems like most of us have a gardening incident somewhere in our past. Aside from teaching your son to spare the shrubbery, there is a business lesson in this gardening incident, too. It’s about pruning for growth.

It’s arguable that the same vision, hard work, techniques and patience that are required to grow a vibrant garden are also required to grow a vibrant business. Just like gardening, growing a business is a blend of science, art, and practice.

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Why Entrepreneurial Companies Need a Visionary and an Integrator

Written by Don Tinney on December 14, 2015

It takes two types of leaders at the helm of a 10-250 person entrepreneurial organization to have the "Rocket Fuel" it needs to hit the next level: the Visionary and the Integrator.

The Visionary entrepreneur’s passion, drive and creativity are the key elements that help launch a business and fuel a company’s growth. But when a company is growing, the Visionary entrepreneur starts to feel swamped with the overwhelming workload, and their momentum begins to stall and sputter. Every great Visionary hits this threshold.

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Meetings to Share Information

Written by Don Tinney on August 3, 2015

I concluded my prior blog article, How many Meetings Do I Need With Whom?, urging you to do highly focused meetings with the fewest, right people participating. This article will give you some practical guidelines for using meetings to share information.

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