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F is for Focus

Giving everyone in the agency a clear focus for their work is liberating and energising. You free up their talent while keeping everyone heading towards the desired outcomes.

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From a spark to a flame

For the next few weeks we're going to delve into the FLAME model, to help you think about, and plan, your high altitude work.

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Going to the top of the hill with a pen

Journalling is one way founders make time for high-altitude thinking.

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The secret agency guru

How journalling can be useful in unlocking your thinking, revealing your inner guru.

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Look like the future

How comedian Steve Martin made the big breakthrough of his career, and how agency founders can be inspired by that.

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10x or 10%

A thought experiment to uncover ideas and insights to make your agency more distinctive — and more profitable.

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The rhythm section

Every time you see a large group of people on the move, you tend to find there's a drumbeat to set the pace.

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Liberation day

As your agency grows and evolves you're likely to find things get increasingly complex and messy.

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Your agency is an asset, not a job

Don't forget to wear your agency owner hat from time to time.

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Your agency is an investment not a cashpoint

How can you adopt the investor mindset more in your owner role?

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All the right notes...

How can you do more to gather the knowledge that lives in everyone's heads into a central brain for the agency?

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The Tesla that vanished

Learning from observing others is a really useful way to develop the knowledge in your agency.

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Developing mastery

Supporting the professional development and public platform of our best team members.

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Need to know

Knowing what you need to know, and how well you know it, is vital for a knowledge business like an agency.

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The goalkeeper

The person leading on Results is able to help protect the agency with better plans, or fallback options, that mean you can still achieve your goals even with fierce opposition.

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You may be wasting your FD

In an agency the FD could be using their skills for so much more, taking a broader leadership role.

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Bring it on

You're going to start the new year by launching a cool and exciting startup.

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Now that's what I call Agency Espresso 2023

Let's wrap up the year with a look back at our greatest hits on this newsletter.

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