THE SYNERGIST  

Les McKeown is the President & CEO of Predictable Success, a leading adviser on accelerated business growth. He has has started more than 40 companies and was the founding partner of an incubation consulting company. Les is the author of the bestseller Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization On the Growth Track - and Keeping It There. His latest book is The Synergist: How to Lead Your Team to Predictable Success. @lesmckeown @lesmckeown


The Tell-Tale Sign You're a Poseur, Not a Leader

You may have difficulty recognizing this -- but your staff sure can tell.  Read story

3 Leadership Weaknesses You Can't Fix on Your Own

Even the best leaders sometimes need a helping hand. Here are three cases where a little boost can make a big difference.  Read story

The One Thing That Transforms a Good Leader Into a Great One

All great leaders use this tool. You should too.  Read story

3 Things You're Screwing Up (and Why Nobody Tells You)

Sure, you're a great leader and you always ask for feedback. But there are three mistakes you're making that nobody has the guts to tell you about.  Read story

Les McKeown: Everything You Need to Know to Grow Your Company

Serial entrepreneur Les McKeown reveals a detailed strategy for growing your company and creating an internal culture that is efficient and fun.  Read story

The Basics of Company Growth

Entrepreneur Les McKeown talks about why some organizations merely grow and others take off and truly scale.  Watch video

Why Do Some Companies Grow and Others Just Don't?

After helping hundreds of businesses launch, Les McKeown has learned the patterns of growth. Here's what you need to know.  Watch video

The Most Dangerous Point for Your Business

Entrepreneur Les McKeown says few organizations make it through their early struggle. Here is what you need to make your business viable.  Watch video

Here's When Your Start-up Becomes Fun

After you've struggled to grow your business, entrepreneur Les McKeown says there comes a stage when morale is high and you've found your sales sweet spot. H...  Watch video

Bring Order to Chaos: The Key to True Growth

Entrepreneur Les McKeown says the growing complexity of your business requires someone put systems and processes in place.  Watch video

3 Ways Great Leaders Hold Themselves Back

Are you getting in your own way? You might be shooting yourself in the foot if you're guilty of these three things.  Read story

3 Signs Your 'Amazing' Company Culture Actually Sucks

Has your company culture morphed into a frankenstein with a life of its own? It's almost certainly distracting you and everyone else from actually doing grea...  Read story

3 Phrases That Will Get You Noticed

When these phrases are used appropriately and wisely in group and team situations, they will put you in a natural leadership position.  Read story

3 Things All Great Leaders Know About Themselves

Driven by a desire to improve what they do, truly committed leaders know more about themselves today than they did a year ago.  Read story

3 Types of Dysfunctional Teams

Is your team guilty of one of these three red flags? Check out how to diagnose and treat a failing team.  Read story

3 Ways Great Leaders Make Every Day Count

Leading in crisis is one thing; Leading day-to-day is quite another. Here's how to beat the daily grind and shine when it's business as usual.  Read story

Hardest Leadership Skill You'll Ever Learn

Here's a lesson you won't learn on the fly. It takes practice and a real control of your ego. Check it out.  Read story

3 Biggest Excuses of Wanna-Be Leaders

It's time to stop making a excuses. If you want to be a leader, there's nothing holding you back.  Read story

3 Types of Leaders Who Never Succeed

Do you rise again and again to the very edge of success, only to fall back down? You may be guilty of one of these leadership styles.  Read story

31 Questions to Turbocharge Q2

Here's how to ensure you hit the ground running in Q2 and maximize the chance of success in all of your projects.  Read story

How to Fix Your Dysfunctional Boss

Everybody answers to someone. If that someone is driving you crazy, here's how to fix it.  Read story

4 Reasons Great Leaders Get Overlooked

Despite all your best efforts, are you failing to get the recognition you think you deserve? Here's what's going on.  Read story

How to Be a Highly Innovative Company

Innovation isn't just one person's job. A highly innovative company makes innovation the norm throughout the organization, from top to bottom.  Read story

Starting a Company? 3 Things You Can't Mess Up

Few start-up founders are clear-minded enough about three non-negotiable fundamentals.  Read story

March: Your Make It or Break It Month

What happens in the next 30 days will almost certainly determine your success for the rest of the year.  Read story

3 Biggest Things Hurting Your Productivity

There's one thing every leader needs to have to be great: time management. Struggling? Take a look at what may be hurting your leadership.  Read story

4 Ways to Know You're Ready to Start a Business

Thinking of starting a company? There are many things you need to consider, but first, are you even ready?  Read story

3 Tech Trends That Can Damage Your Leadership

Technology provides a vast array of great tools for leaders. But if used unthinkingly, technology can have a terrible effect on your leadership abilities.  Read story

How to Build a Legacy

This isn't about people just remembering who you were. Here's how great leaders build a legacy that goes beyond fond memories.  Read story

4 Signs You Will Fail as a Leader

Outwardly, you appear effective, dependable, on top of things. But look closer. Are you in danger of destructive behaviors?  Read story

3 Reasons Your Company Isn't Taking Off

For most organizations that try to scale but fail, the bottleneck is usually the person at the top: the founder/owner or CEO.  Read story

6 Traits of the Best Coaching Relationships

What does it take to make a mentor/mentee relationship work? Check out these six principles.  Read story

6 Symptoms of a Self-Made Saboteur

Some leaders will sub-consciously create an environment in which others will fail, solely so they can ride to the rescue and "fix it."  Read story

4 Ways to Be a Leader Who Matters

Leaders who build lasting legacies don't do so overnight. For long term impact, a leader must be reflective and thoughtful.  Read story

5 Biggest Leadership Lessons From 2012

What a year, right? Check out what events should shape your leadership goals for 2013.  Read story

Why 80% of Your Business Is Dragging You Down

You've heard of the Pareto Principle -- that 20% of your efforts yield 80% of your profits. Now, what are you doing with the other 80% of your time?  Read story

A Great Leader's Year-end Checklist

The year is almost over. Great leaders know how to tie up loose ends and make sure their employees are happy and ready to move forward.  Read story

5 Reasons Your Top Employee Isn't Happy

Not sure why your top performer is unhappy? Check out what the most brilliant (yet difficult) employees hate about company culture.  Read story

3 Things Every Great Leader Gets Wrong

Think you're a great leader? Make sure you aren't guilty of one of these three reality-distorting traits.  Read story

When You're Too Good for Your Own Start-up

Every start-up needs two types of people: the visionary and the operator. If you think you can be both types, you're in trouble.  Read story

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