METRONOMICS BLOG

Growing a company is much like building a champion sports team.

You need a high-performing team and a clear plan for the long term, near term, and immediate future. The team must follow a...

At the foundation of every high-performing leadership team lies team trust. Not just individual trust, but the collective trust that ensures every member feels safe to speak up, share their...

If you're looking for a powerful tool to visualize and operationalize your company’s strategy, the swimlanes feature in Metronomics is exactly what you need. This addition to the...

As a serial CEO and now as a coach, I've found myself frequently using the phrase “Good Enough”—and I mean every single day! This wasn't always the case. As a former...

Recently, I rewatched Kathryn Schulz’s TED TALK that synopses her book, Being Wrong. It is one of my favourite business books. It is such a humbling reminder that we are...

When I was CEO of two high-growth companies, I was constantly asked questions. It felt like my main responsibility was being the question master. Initially, I made the mistake of trying to answer...

The co-founders of Herstory wrote a beautiful piece about three Canadian women they admire most, which included Metronome's Founder Shannon Susko.

Herstory looks to engage a community of women,...

This week I am on my way to Toronto, traveling with my husband and 3 teenagers, to attend Canada’s Top 100 Women on Thursday November 22, 2018. I am honored, humbled, and inspired...

Last week, I attended, with my clients, the ScaleUp 2018 Summit in Denver Colorado and wow – what a great lineup of speakers! Each speaker provided a unique take on a shared theme...

I loved learning about the 10,000 hour rule when Malcom Galdwell brought it forward in his book “Outliers”.  The 10,000 hour rule was derived from the work of Psychologist K Anders...

I had the great pleasure to meet and hear Judith E. Glaser speak at the Scale Up Summit in May 2018 in New Orleans.  Her latest book “Conversational Intelligence” is one...

When I was building my first company, looking for examples of how to build a culture of trust, there were not as many visible or discussed as there are today. (Jim Collins definitely put a large...