Get the Most from Your Advisory Board
Assembling a brilliant advisory board is an important first step. The next step is to get the board to measurably impact your company. The challenge is in harnessing your board’s…
Leadership Posts
Eight Traits of True Founders
Business success begins in the mind of the startup founder and his team. A winning startup is a team of entrepreneurs who build and run the business as an extension…
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Russ Wilcox
Cayenne Consulting interviewed Russ Wilcox, Co-Founder & CEO of Transatomic Power, a next-generation nuclear reactor design company. The firm has developed the Waste-Annihilating Molten Salt Reactor, a 200MW reactor that…
7 Dumb Startup Leadership Mistakes
Many professionals in business, from startups to multi-nationals, assume that the team leader or executive is an appointed position, and the skills come with the title. In reality, leadership is…
Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action
Do you want your product or service to resonate with customers? Then start by expressing the "why" behind your business rather than the "what." Using Apple and the Wright Brothers…
Entrepreneurs Need Business Leadership AND Thought Leadership
By definition, most entrepreneurs are thought leaders. They have the ability to recognize a market need, the skills to design and implement a solution, and the drive to start a…
Your Startup Can’t Fail if You Don’t Quit
When I heard a friend make the statement “Your startup can’t fail if you don’t quit,” I realized that every entrepreneur should adopt it as their mantra. Pivoting or dealing…
Conflict Can Be Constructive
Many entrepreneurs are not prepared for - or actively avoid - conflict. Their vision, passion, and focus are so strong that they can’t imagine someone disagreeing, much less fighting them…
Teams Rally Behind True Leaders
True leaders realize that, by definition, the word "leader" places one at the front and not the rear. Yet many, many executives try to lead through fear and intimidation. This…
Startups Can Create Their Own Luck
If you have had some success in a business, I’m sure you bristle just like I do when someone says “You were just lucky…” I’m a strong believer that we…