Michael Girdley
CEO of an 11-business, 600-person holding company. Fireworks, software, +9 more. Writing about holding co's, starting businesses, life, and leading.
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Over 25 years and 1,000s of employees, I've learned: Good bosses use some uncommon tricks. Here are the 9 of them you should use:
Iโve started 8 companies that employ >1,000 people. Butโฆ I donโt build startups like everyone else. I use a system called โEffectuationโ It will change how you build innovative...
Generation X is weird. These 42-57 year-olds are so strange it presents golden opportunities. Here are 10 mind hacks to use with Gen X:
My friends made $10M+ using strategies only available to business owners. Hereโs 8 for you to start using:
I've hired and managed over 4,000 people. And I've made every mistake along the way. But I finally found a system that works. Here's a way to hire that makes your life easier...
9 systems I used to grow our profits by 400%
65 things you should NEVER do in life and business:
17 of the coolest ways Iโve seen people get rich. (1/x)
The business books mostly repeat the same ~50 ideas. But, some lessons I only learned in the trenches over 25 years. Here are 18 things about business the books are missing. 1/x
Iโve interviewed and managed over 2,000 people. Here are my 55 contrarian observations about humans. A thread... (1/x)
Here are my 16 biggest life mistakes. I am 46 years old. I still feel young, but old enough to have real regrets. To celebrate reaching 16,000 followers.. .a thread: (1/n)