The First 60 Minutes Inside Your Company (From My Brain)
When I step into a new company, I’m not opening a checklist.
I’m scanning.
It’s a little hard to explain unless you’ve sat in that seat, but within the first hour or two… things start to reveal themselves. Company behaviors tell all.
What I notice immediately
Who is talking.
Who is quiet.
Who defers.
Whether the founder answers every question (even the small ones. You know what, it’s especially the small ones.)
Whether people sound confident… or like they’re half-asking for permission.
You can feel pretty quickly if a team is operating
or waiting.
The three questions running in my head the whole time
I am basically trying to answer these on a loop: