Ed Robinson’s Blog
The Growth Trap There is a dangerous assumption many business owners make when things start moving in the right direction. They see revenue increasing, backlog growing, new opportunities appearing, the team staying busy,…
Don’t Fear AI — Learn How to Use It
Don’t Fear AI Why Artificial Intelligence May Be the Greatest Leadership Opportunity of Our Lifetime Over the last year, I have watched people react to artificial intelligence in two dramatically different ways. One…
When Fatigue Catches Up: A Hard Truth About Leadership and Life
When Fatigue Catches Up: A Hard Truth About Leadership and Life Fatigue doesn’t show up all at once. It creeps in. A late night here. A missed dinner there. One more weekend of…
Are You Growing… or Just Staying Busy? The Discipline Behind Intentional Personal Growth
Are You Growing…or Just Staying Busy? The Discipline Behind Intentional Personal Growth After 23 years as a Vistage Chair and a total of 30 years in professional services, seeing more than 1,000 speakers,…
Meetings Aren’t the Problem—Misunderstanding Leadership Is
Meetings Aren’t the Problem—Misunderstanding Leadership Is Why CEOs and Business Owners Need to Rethink Meetings and Their Role I’m always fascinated by leaders who complain about being in too many meetings. At a…
Sixty Comes Faster Than You Think: 31 Lessons for a Life That Matters
Introduction – Life Lessons Learned at 60 Sixty has a way of sneaking up on you. It doesn’t arrive gradually. It shows up all at once—like a quiet tap on the shoulder, reminding…
A Leadership Conversation with Jesus of Nazereth
The Setting: The Hills of Galilee – The Night Before The Sermon on the Mount Evening settles over the hills of Galilee. The last light brushes the limestone cliffs of Arbel before fading…
For Leaders, Spring Is a Choice: Planting the Seeds for What Comes Next
For Leaders, Spring Is a Choice: Planting the Seeds for What Comes Next I’ve always loved the changing of the seasons. There’s something grounding about it. A quiet reminder that everything has its…
What Drives Business Value (And How Smart Owners Build It Before a Sale)
Introduction: The Truth Most Owners Miss Most conversations about business value start in the wrong place. They start with a multiple someone heard at dinner. Or a number floated by a broker. Or…
Why New Ventures Never Get to the Next Level
Why New Ventures Never Get to the Next Level in Lower Middle Market Companies and Startups In my experience, most new ventures do not fail because the original idea was weak. They fail…
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