JuntoBlog

A few weeks ago we held our JuntoClass on Leadership & Self-Management, led by Dave Dyson of Eclipse Telecom. Dave led us through a series of important lessons learned, potential weaknesses in our leadership styles, and vulnerabilities we have in decision-making.

Being an effective communicator is essential to the leadership of a growing business. Getting to the company’s core message, and expressing that in a clear and consistent way to stakeholders, can be simple yet is rarely easy.

“When you don’t think about the entirety of your customer experience, you short change yourself from the opportunity to engage with your customer.”- Jason Ulaszek

An important aspect of the JuntoExperience is that leaders are forced to work on their businesses, not just in them. It’s not easy for an entrepreneur to shift from the head down, get-sh*t-done mentality. For growth stage companies with 5-50 employees and increasing revenue, that’s exactly what got them here. The founders kept their noses to the grindstone and worked in the business to gain initial traction and grow sales.

I can’t believe it’s already been two months since the start of JuntoIII. Like so many things in life, it feels like their Opening Night event was just yesterday, and at the same time it feels like they have been a part of the JuntoTribe for years. I guess that’s the magic of these first months; we get to know the JuntoApprentices and they get to know each other so fast that the trust level climbs quickly to that of friends/colleagues who have known each other for much longer.