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Xtra Mile Resources



No Improvement Means No Job
If your next move after an underperforming employee asks to stay is hoping their behavior magically improves from one hard conversation, you are wasting your time. You need a formal Turnaround Plan. We ran this framework recently with a $100M commercial construction firm. A C-suite executive (and close friend of the owner) was destroying the culture by belittling and screaming at his team in the vein of “getting things done”. He chose to stay, but a vague promise to "be nicer

Ross Paterson
May 11 min read


The CEO's First Job: Answering ‘Why Are We Here?’
Would it sting to know your team is whispering, “There’s no point to any of this”? This feeling could be circulating right now, behind closed doors and around the water cooler. Lacking motivation is actively draining your team's energy and desire to give their best every day. We worked with a finance firm that kept losing people. The founder was confused: he had great benefits and ran a relaxed office with lots of freedom. But his problem wasn't about the strong environment h

Ross Paterson
Nov 7, 20251 min read
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