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Jan 26, 2022

The three pillars of CEO coaching — A framework for leaders of scaling tech companies

Based on thousands of coaching sessions with CEOs of tech companies ranging from Series A to Series D, I’ve identified nine areas in three main pillars that have become the foundation of my work as a founder advisor. Over the course of a coaching engagement, which lasts anywhere between 6…

Business

12 min read

The three pillars of CEO coaching — A framework for leaders of scaling tech companies
The three pillars of CEO coaching — A framework for leaders of scaling tech companies
Business

12 min read


Dec 9, 2021

How to Design a Unified Employee Onboarding Process for Your Scaleup

My work with tech CEOs and their executive teams aims to help them become better leaders and implement a system that creates consistency in their scaling organizations. One of the most important components of helping a company mature are standardized and documented core processes. And with an average of 100–300%…

Scaleup

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How to Design a Unified Employee Onboarding Process for Your Scaleup
How to Design a Unified Employee Onboarding Process for Your Scaleup
Scaleup

10 min read


Sep 30, 2021

Setting Up a Fully Structured Organization At Scale

While scaling your company, setting up an internal structure at the right point in time can be critical to the long term success of your venture. In order to avoid chaos and organize complexity, there’s a set of best practices to achieve execution excellence at scale. Once a business has…

Business

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Setting Up a Fully Structured Organization At Scale
Setting Up a Fully Structured Organization At Scale
Business

7 min read


Aug 13, 2021

The Simple Way to Implement OKRs in Your Scaleup

What are OKRs OKRs stand for “Objectives and Key results’, Google’s collaborative goal setting system which is now used by companies across all industries. The tool helps teams and individuals set ambitious goals with measurable results and track progress towards them. The concept was first developed by Andy Grove in the 70s and…

Okr

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The Simple Way to Implement OKRs in Your Scaleup
The Simple Way to Implement OKRs in Your Scaleup
Okr

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Jul 20, 2021

From Founder to CEO Mentality: A Seven Step Transition

From Founder to CEO — Evolving your role while scaling up. — Once a company achieves product-market fit and reaches scale, founders have to go through an important transition — from functioning as a (co-)founder to becoming a professional CEO. As the venture marks 50+ employees, raises a Series A, or recruits the full executive team, founders must transform their role in…

CEO

8 min read

From Founder to CEO Mentality: A Seven Step Transition
From Founder to CEO Mentality: A Seven Step Transition
CEO

8 min read


Jun 21, 2021

Building a Healthy and Aligned Executive Team in One Day

I recently did a full-day workshop with a tech company to help align their leadership team and thought I’d share the agenda and exercises with those of you who are looking to do the same. It’s fairly common that C-suites don’t function too well as a team. As high-performing individual…

Scaleup

8 min read

Building a Healthy and Aligned Executive Team in One Day
Building a Healthy and Aligned Executive Team in One Day
Scaleup

8 min read


Mar 29, 2021

The Ultimate Guide To Complete A One-Page Strategic Plan — Your Fast-Track To Alignment

This article was written by Daniel Marcos and published through the Growth Institute. The faster my company grows and the more team members we add, the more problems I see pop up around communication and alignment. If you’re running a fast-growing company, I’m positive that you can relate. And at this…

Business

12 min read

The Ultimate Guide To Complete A One-Page Strategic Plan — Your Fast-Track To Alignment
The Ultimate Guide To Complete A One-Page Strategic Plan — Your Fast-Track To Alignment
Business

12 min read


Sep 2, 2020

Summary — The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success

Authored by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Klemp. Summarized by Alex MacCaw, Founder and CEO of Clearbit) Conscious Leadership is about being more interested in learning than being right. When our egos make us afraid to be wrong, that fear leads us to defend our ideas at all costs…

Business

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Summary — The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success
Summary — The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success
Business

8 min read


Aug 26, 2020

The Meeting Rhythm to Align Your Organization While Scaling Up

Can you manage your entire company in one day per week? I know, this sounds impossible but it isn’t. Establishing a meeting rhythm that allows you to align your organization while reducing 80% of communication throughout the day seems like the dream. Consistent communication creates transparency and moves information quickly…

CEO

8 min read

The Meeting Rhythm to Align Your Organization While Scaling Up
The Meeting Rhythm to Align Your Organization While Scaling Up
CEO

8 min read


Aug 9, 2020

Mastering the 10 Rockefeller Habits — The only Framework You Need to Scale Up

When it comes to the best framework to execute your company’s strategy, I proudly stand by our Rockefeller Habits Checklist. This simple set of habits has already helped over 70,000 companies scale up while reducing the time needed to run the business — many of which scaled to $10million, $100million…

CEO

5 min read

Mastering the 10 Rockefeller Habits — The only Framework You Need to Scale Up
Mastering the 10 Rockefeller Habits — The only Framework You Need to Scale Up
CEO

5 min read

Katy Trost

Katy Trost

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Coaching tech CEOs at Series B and beyond. katytrost.com linkedin.com/in/katytrost/

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