{"id":1062,"date":"2025-01-28T14:42:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/?page_id=1062"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:55:06","slug":"posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/posts","title":{"rendered":"Blog Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-md nfd-theme-white nfd-bg-surface nfd-wb-blog__blog-10 is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-query-loop-1 wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-674e989e wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1069 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-professional\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/1069\" target=\"_self\" >Is Running an Impact Business Right for You?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Starting and running an impact business is not for the faint of heart. Let&#8217;s talk about whether it&#8217;s right for you.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/1069\"><strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-author has-text-color has-black-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/915ce0ad84a5b27b2117ac5655b49255c7133d9cb5610423bb6f73ead01e1403?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/915ce0ad84a5b27b2117ac5655b49255c7133d9cb5610423bb6f73ead01e1403?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">jevnin<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-width:2px;min-height:0.85em\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-28T15:28:06-05:00\">January 28, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-width:2px;min-height:0.85em\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\">4 min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1035 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-professional\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/1035\" target=\"_self\" >Company Values May be Your Most Important Management Tool<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Coming up with the values is the easy part. The hard part is living them, so we came up with ways to incorporate them into our day-to-day and&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/1035\"><strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-author has-text-color has-black-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/915ce0ad84a5b27b2117ac5655b49255c7133d9cb5610423bb6f73ead01e1403?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/915ce0ad84a5b27b2117ac5655b49255c7133d9cb5610423bb6f73ead01e1403?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">jevnin<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-width:2px;min-height:0.85em\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-25T16:13:42-05:00\">January 25, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-width:2px;min-height:0.85em\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\">4 min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1022 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-professional\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/1022\" target=\"_self\" >The Best Way to Start Using AI<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Everybody is talking about AI these days. Many are excited, some are reticent, and most people in the real world simply don&#8217;t know where to start.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/1022\"><strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-author has-text-color has-black-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/915ce0ad84a5b27b2117ac5655b49255c7133d9cb5610423bb6f73ead01e1403?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/915ce0ad84a5b27b2117ac5655b49255c7133d9cb5610423bb6f73ead01e1403?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">jevnin<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-width:2px;min-height:0.85em\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-17T11:39:49-05:00\">January 17, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-width:2px;min-height:0.85em\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\">4 min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1020 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-professional\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/1020\" target=\"_self\" >The Magic Question for Every 1:1 Meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I figured out a magic question for the beginning of every single 1:1 meeting, or any meeting I have with a direct report, skip level, investor, boss, whatever.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a 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All it took was a spreadsheet, an email, and some discipline.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/996\"><strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-base wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bc8e6f51 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-author has-text-color has-black-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/915ce0ad84a5b27b2117ac5655b49255c7133d9cb5610423bb6f73ead01e1403?s=48&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/915ce0ad84a5b27b2117ac5655b49255c7133d9cb5610423bb6f73ead01e1403?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-48 photo' height='48' width='48' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">jevnin<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-width:2px;min-height:0.85em\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-faded wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-01-13T11:34:22-05:00\">January 13, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-width:2px;min-height:0.85em\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded\">4 min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-983 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d833a271 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-857c1e4e wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h2 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/josh.ev9.org\/weblog\/archives\/983\" target=\"_self\" >Navigating Mergers &amp; Acquisitions as a Leader<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-balance wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Mergers and acquisitions are equal parts strategy and psychology. 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