Quiet Quitting

Not too long ago, business owners were experiencing the impact of The Great Resignation, a time when employees were abandoning their jobs in droves in exchange for new opportunities they felt better suited their lives. For those still working in a traditional setting, another phenomenon has set in: Quiet Quitting. What is a Quiet Quitter? […]

Conscious Leadership

On June 1, Alec Broadfoot of VisionSpark and Jaime Taets and Chelsey Paulson of Keystone Group International came together to lead an interactive workshop around building a foundation of conscious leadership and trust. The workshop was delivered using the LexGo platform, which promotes more personal interaction and community building to online events. If you’d like […]

Charts and Accountability

If you’re a business leader or entrepreneur striving to bring clarity to your company’s structure, you’ve likely encountered organizational charts—and maybe even Accountability Charts if you have implemented the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®). While these tools may seem similar at first glance, they serve very different purposes and offer distinct benefits for growing businesses. In […]

Full-Time vs Fractional

When a Visionary realizes it’s time to “let go of the vine” and hire an Integrator to help with the business, they often start by contracting with a fractional Integrator. This is an excellent first step and a great way to dip their toe in the water if the Visionary isn’t convinced a full-time employee […]

Fixing Bad Interview Questions

Have you ever been told your interview questions are bad? We often write about the importance of having a tight hiring process to avoid making costly hiring mistakes. One of the most critical parts of the hiring process is the interview itself. As an interviewer, your choice of questions can determine not only whether you […]

The Reason Sales Leader Hires Fail (Even When the Candidate Looks Perfect)

You found an impressive candidate. Their resume is packed with big-name logos. They aced every interview. You felt genuine confidence the day you extended the offer. Six months later, the reality is different. Your pipeline remains inconsistent. You are still personally involved in deals you should have delegated long ago. Team performance has stalled. Forecasting feels like a guessing […]

Case Study: Scaling a Systems Integration Division Through Strategic Hiring

Scaling Technical Leadership The Challenge: Transitioning a systems integration division from a medium to a large-scale operation while managing a massive influx of unqualified resumes. The Solution: A rigorous, multi-phase vetting process focusing on cognitive ability, personality, and leadership traits rather than just A/V industry background. The Result: Hired a VP of Systems Integration with an IT background who doubled departmental revenue, […]

The 9 Best Hiring Books for Building a High-Performance Team

Strategic Guide: Essential Books on Hiring and Leadership To scale your business effectively, we recommend focusing on these core areas:  Strategic Growth: Who Not How (Sullivan/Hardy) and E-Myth Revisited (Gerber). High-Performance Culture: Good to Great (Collins) and No Rules Rules (Hastings). Team Health & Virtue: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Ideal Team Player (Lencioni). Employee Engagement: The Truth About Employee Engagement (Lencioni).  Why Every Leader Needs a […]

Finding Your Sales Leader

Many founders feel it before they can define it. Sales starts feeling heavier than it should. Revenue becomes less predictable. Growth depends too much on the founder, and momentum feels harder to maintain. That is usually when companies start asking if they need a sales leader. But the better question is often: what kind of […]

Thriving Long Term

The Power of Community, Storytelling, and the Right Leadership Partner A conversation with Benny Fisher on the Right-Fit Leader podcast Entrepreneurship often looks exciting from the outside. From the inside, it can feel quiet, heavy, and isolating. Visionaries carry the weight of big decisions with very few places to slow down, think out loud, or […]

Industry Experience

Why Industry Experience Is Not the Advantage You Think It Is A Founder’s Guide to Hiring Leaders Who Can Actually Scale a Company VisionSparkDecember 15, 2025 Industry Experience Feels Safe. That’s the Problem Industry experience is one of the most common hiring filters visionaries rely on. It looks logical. It sounds responsible. It feels like […]

Stop Hiring From Resumes

Stop Hiring from Resumes. Here’s Why. We’ve all done it. A resume comes in looking sharp—impressive titles, polished bullet points, and all the right keywords. But how often do those words tell the whole story?  Spoiler: They don’t.  The Data Is In: Resumes Lie A recent study by ResumeLab found that 78% of job seekers admit […]