Sean Barnes

Strategic Advisor to C-suite executives. Former CIO & CHRO. 48 acquisitions, 2 IPOs. Founder of Wolf Executives. Keynote speaker on executive presence.

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@elonmusk @cb_doge The "I'll give you one to test" approach usually works well in shutting down people that don't understand, but think they do.

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Being a smooth talker can open doors.

Being able to execute is what keeps you in the room.

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If there is a vacuum of leadership above you.

That's your invitation to step up and start leading.

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I've experienced the loss of two family members in the past two months and it's made me think about:

What if "one day" never comes?...

Stop waiting for the perfect time to do the thing you want to do and just start.

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Thinking about doing the thing that you want to do is not actually doing it.

How long are you going to wait to start?

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@doqholliday Can’t wait for spam calls and texts to come through on another medium

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If your team can’t be successful with you, you’re not truly leading them.

Dependency kills the ability to scale.

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@MikeSimmons I already know how this will work out 🤣

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@HarrisonFjord9 @theapplehub Mini 13 was the perfect size in my book.

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@365_Driven @tferriss To be fair, you spent more time than that each week on the platforms and in the communities.

While not officially “work”, all of that engagement from you is what built it and made those communities so great… ahh the good old days

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@JamesGunn @hbomax @DCOfficial It’s kind of crazy they keep giving you more characters to destroy.

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@365_Driven I just flashed back to my reels when I first started creating content and had all sorts of feelings 🤣

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Most of the people I know that have achieved big things in life had to work hard to get it.

Yes, there are plenty of people that have things handed to them, but they rarely achieve the same levels of success as those that work for it.

There are also people that work really hard and reach a ceiling.

The question then becomes, "Am I working hard on the wrong things?"

The answer to that is usually an uncomfortable "Yes"

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@MikeSimmons Downloaded, but haven’t had time to dig in

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@MikeSimmons A post made about leadership in business shouldn’t have a marketing guru pitching SEO in the comments

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Pitching your product in the comments of another person's post signals desperation.

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Every single time I've let go of the toxic top performer, the entire team steps up and is more productive.

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People tend to omit information all the time when they are trained to only provide good news.

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Most companies slowly die after the founder leaves because there isn't one person creating and pushing that unified vision that makes the company great.