Monarch COO

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10/29/2026

Your team doesn't need you to solve everything. They need you to coach them through decisions.

Next time someone asks "what should I do?", flip it: "What are your options? What feels like the right next step?"

Then affirm their thinking: "Good reasoning. Next time, you can make that call without waiting on me."

This is how people grow. This is how you get your time back.

Want 4 more ways to get more from your team this week? Comment FIVE and I'll send you the guide!

10/27/2026

It's more than just a communication and calendar problem. Which of these five is happening in your business right now? DM me if you want to solve this together!

10/22/2026

Your next performance review is already written in your head. The real question is whether the person across from you has heard any of it before today.

1. Introduce the feedback for the first time in the review. Most reviews work this way, and most land badly.

2. Confirm what you’ve already said out loud. This only works if you actually said it out loud first.

3. Ask first. Find out what they think is working before you share your own read.

10/20/2026

A strategic priority list survives about six weeks before nobody mentions it again, because nobody put a date on the calendar to actually look at it.

Review your priorities every week, put the right people in the room, and make sure every team member’s goals roll up to the list.

Which one is missing in your business: the weekly review, the right people in the room, or goals that actually ladder up?

10/15/2026

Most 2027 priority lists will fail before January starts.

Three rules fix that: cap it at five, put a number on every priority, name an owner for each one before the calendar turns.

Save this for when you write yours this month.

10/13/2026

Gallup found highly engaged teams post 22% higher profitability, 21% greater productivity, and 3.5x the revenue growth of their competitors.

That gap isn't culture posters or standing desks. For the best teams, it comes down to three things.

Ownership, tolerance for failure and autonomy.

What traits do the most engaged teams have that you've encountered? Let me know in the comments!

10/12/2026

The hardest conversations in a growing business are often with the people who were there from the beginning. They earned their place, and that's exactly why it feels impossible to bring up when things stop working.

Handling it well means being honest and kind at the same time. Avoiding it costs you both, and the rest of your team is watching how you lead through it.

Comment or DM me "conversation" and I'll send you my guide to hard conversations.

10/09/2026

I used to think building my business around my family meant putting a ceiling on it. Speaking at this conference showed me the opposite. Because my weeks already have a rhythm, making room for something new meant rearranging a few pieces instead of scrambling.

The boundaries I set for my family are the same ones that let me say yes when a good opportunity shows up. That's what I want for every business owner I work with: structure that makes room for the things you've been praying for.

10/08/2026

Batching my work is one of the simplest changes I know of that gives me hours back without hiring anyone or working later. Start with one category this week and protect it.

10/07/2026

A project management tool is only as good as your commitment to using it for everything. The moment you let a notebook or a sticky note hold something important, your team stops trusting the system and starts asking you instead.

Comment PM and I'll send you my free guide to becoming a power user in your project management tool.

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