Verne Harnish

Greatness comes from one principle: focus, learn, and apply. That’s what turns good into extraordinary. #Leadership #GrowthMindset #FromGoodToGreat #Excellence youtube.com/watch?v=a0NDg1…

Selling your company? Don’t take the first offer. Early bids can trap you. Maximize your valuation — create an auction and get top buyers competing. #BusinessTips #Startup #Valuation

Want a higher exit valuation? There’s one key move founders must make — and buyers often try to stop it. #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #ExitStrategy youtube.com/watch?v=km8f6F…

What's the #1 way to grow a business? Strengthen your customer base. Leader Systems scaled from $50M to $1B by focusing on helping their resellers grow and be profitable. Their purpose is to share what works. #BusinessGrowth #ScalingUp

The best revenue is earned revenue — when customers come back and bring others with them. That’s how real growth happens. #BusinessGrowth #Leadership #ScalingUp youtube.com/watch?v=youL2i…

Amazon went from 20% of Walmart to #1? Customer obsession. Google’s trillion-dollar leap? A tiny team with soul. Apple powering Siri with Google AI? Apple’s soul via Apple University. Starbucks’ revival? Soul back in the brand. #BusinessStrategy #Leadership #ScalingUp

Amazon went from 20% of Walmart’s revenue to the world’s #1 — here’s the reason. Apple, Alphabet & Starbucks are thriving the same way. Scale smarter, grow faster. #BusinessGrowth #ScalingUp #Leadership youtube.com/watch?v=844oVY…

I can't escape the idea that the secret to success at a commercial software company is the willingness of your executive team to engage, every day, on the #1 priority. Such that - in essence - it crowds all the other priorities out of everyone's calendar. I see a lot of teams that find this distasteful, that somehow this is micro-management. They harbor the (delusional) idea they can occasionally talk about a topic, among many, and the teams will internalize the priority, and take action. I hear a lot 'oh I told everyone that last quarter.' In today's WFH world, the vacuum is filled with THE DAILY CALENDAR. 30 minute slots that blot out everything. And then - equally - these same execs will wonder why nothing is moving very fast. Things aren't getting accomplished. Or worse, the team is working on stuff that doesn't seem all that valuable, in hindsight. I don't think I've ever seen this more clearly articulated than in the book Mastering the Rockefeller Habits. It's an old book at this point (2002?), but it's more relevant than ever. I haven't picked it up in 10 years, but now I feel like I need to go read it again. I looked at the checklist and thought, damn, that's it. That's exactly it. @agilescaleup amazon.com/Mastering-Rock…

Starbucks is showing signs of its soul returning. Brian Niccol’s “Return to Starbucks” strategy focuses on just 5 key metrics. Clarity of mission and simplicity are driving the turnaround. #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #CEO #Turnaround fortune.com/2026/01/30/sta…

Founders pour their heart & soul into a business — but it can die at exit. See how Steve brought his business alive, scaling his car dealership to over $1 billion in my latest CEO Magazine column. #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #BusinessExit #CEO digitalmag.theceomagazine.com/how-to-scale-y…

The Olympics teach us a vital leadership lesson: focusing on personal bests daily. Our role is to empower every team member to achieve their best towards meaningful goals, mirroring the desire for daily progress. #Leadership #Teamwork #Motivation

The Olympics reveal a powerful lesson about scaling with less drama. Clarity and focus separate high-performing teams from the rest. #Leadership #CEOBootCamp #YPO youtube.com/watch?v=DXOI5q…

Coach Curt Cignetti turned history’s worst football team into champions using production over potential. Apply it to your organization ⬇️ #Hiring #Leadership #Culture tinyurl.com/3f7ffehf

Disney’s new CEO learned the hard way: thinking you know it all can backfire. Sometimes the best move is to simply say, “I don’t know.” #Leadership #Disney #CEOInsights tinyurl.com/mry9c9s5

Small teams often beat big ones. Why? Social loafing – as groups grow, effort drops. Focused, accountable teams, like those behind Google’s success, get more done. #Teamwork #Productivity #Leadership

Small teams often outperform larger ones — and this is the #1 reason why. Watch the insight now 👇#Leadership #SmallTeams #BusinessGrowth youtube.com/watch?v=YAtAqF…

Another soul, another story of impact. @VictoriasSecret regained momentum by returning to its roots and clarifying strategic pillars that drive results. #Leadership #Strategy #ScalingUp #BrandTurnaround tinyurl.com/2f6mx5up

Real scale starts with "soul". @Soles4Souls grew by putting partnership first and making bold decisions that built trust and lasting impact. #ScalingUp #Leadership #SocialImpact #Partnership tinyurl.com/mrx25zz8

linkedin.com/pulse/big-idea… If your #strategy needs 50 slides, it is already broken. Simple logic is what scales. As Verne Harnish often reinforces, clarity drives execution. Complexity kills growth. #Scale @FedEx @IKEA @dominos @khanacademy @agilescaleup

To master anything, revisit the fundamentals daily. Scottie Scheffler, despite his achievements, practices his grip with a coach before every round. One great habit can replace three good ones. #GolfTips #Fundamentals