Aidan Parsons

When he started Sendle, CEO and co-founder James Chin Moody wrote in the Financial Review: "The best businesses are built by solving the biggest and most painful problems." ow.ly/DIz950xnoql

If you’ve ever second-guessed your leadership skills and felt unsure of yourself as a business leader, remember: you’re not the only one. I hope the ideas in this free resource will help: bit.ly/2s2t5Cx

Sendle, a carbon-neutral delivery company based in Australia, is expanding in Seattle. ow.ly/GKd950xnojy

Match your attention to your priorities. It’s one of the best ways to avoid burnout and to do the big-picture thinking your business needs you to do. ow.ly/8IWR50xjjV4

What's holding your business back? One reminder that will help is to resist the temptation to move everything. Find out more in this free resource, “Work On Your Business, Not In It”: bit.ly/2s2t5Cx

“Serious leaders from the most effective digital disruptors...use metrics to lead the enterprise, not just manage it.” ow.ly/p0Ki50xjjTD

Goal: Build a business “that will provide a better life for your family, your employees, and your communities.” And you really don’t need an endless stretch of 16-hour days to get this done. Watch out for our free resource this week, “Work On Your Business, Not In It.”

One urgent reason you need to work less in your business and more on it: so you pay more focused attention to how customers' needs and wants are changing. ow.ly/IpyV50xjjS8

Don’t get bogged down by busywork. Have a great week!

Too many tasks, too little time? Using a matrix and the humble kitchen timer might help. ow.ly/16Eh50xgx00

One of the pioneers of systems thinking came up with this definition: systems are “the smart putting-together of resources that provide us with food, transportation, education, goods, and services.” Find out more in this free resource: bit.ly/2qWJf00

Have you been feeling time-poor lately? Here are 3 ideas that might help. The wonderful folks at @FlyingSoloAU have just published my story! I hope you'll take the time to read it. Thanks! #EisenhowerMatrix #pomodoro #timemanagement ow.ly/T1ZF50xgwJ3

One of the challenges leaders face is “to embody an openness and commitment to their own ongoing learning and growth." I hope you’ve checked out “The Dawn of System Leadership” and take the time to go through this free resource as well. Thanks! bit.ly/2qWJf00

How’s this for a throwback? Thirty-eight years ago, entrepreneurship mentors John A. Welsh and Jerry F. White explained why the analytical models big businesses use are of limited value for small-business owners. ow.ly/bdkd50xde0q

“Despite the prevailing narrative of entrepreneurship and success, the instability, financial setbacks, and isolation don't come without a cost.” Remember to keep self-care and mental health part of your systems for personal and business success. ow.ly/eROJ50xddYn

Collective leadership and “unprecedented collaboration” will help us solve “a host of systemic challenges beyond the reach of existing institutions and their hierarchical authority structures.”

To fix complex and multifaceted problems, leaders need to help those around them see “that problems 'out there' are 'in here' also, and how the two are connected.” ssir.org/articles/entry…

Don’t let what has always worked before keep you from rethinking your systems. I hope you’ll have a great week and crush those goals! Systematically, of course.

It often takes more time to figure out your business’ lead measures than your lag measures. But it’s definitely worth your time finding out what they are. Find out more in this free resource: bit.ly/34HbDSo #leadmeasures #performance #SME

“Amazon has always been unabashed about being a cutthroat competitor. When the company started in 1995, with fewer than a dozen employees, Jeff Bezos considered naming it Relentless.” Another great read from author @cduhigg. ow.ly/A56X50x7bdg