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Agency Leadership

Leading people who are better than you at their actual jobs. Hard conversations, standards, and a team that doesn't need you in every meeting.

Agency Ownership

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This Is The Matrix - And You Are Neo

Aug 18, 2026

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7 min read

This Is The Matrix - And You Are Neo

Don’t let Agent Smith drown you in admin hell...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Operations & Delivery

+3

Chefs, Kitchens & Box Factories

Aug 14, 2026

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7 min read

Chefs, Kitchens & Box Factories

There's a reason why great chefs have a kitchen full of staff

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Ownership

+2

Functions, Fables & WTF (Wow, That's Fantastic)

Aug 11, 2026

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5 min read

Functions, Fables & WTF (Wow, That's Fantastic)

Functional movement, function medicine, functional management?

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Leadership

My Wife Is A Leadership Savant - Really

Jun 5, 2026

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6 min read

My Wife Is A Leadership Savant - Really

Clarity, a light touch, and an invitation to change is her superpower.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Ownership

+2

Founders - Get It Out of Your Head

May 15, 2026

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8 min read

Founders - Get It Out of Your Head

An entrepreneur's mind is an incredible place full of amazing potential, but if you don't learn how to get stuff out of your head, your business is never going to grow.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

DemandOS

+4

You Ain't A Businessman...

Feb 13, 2026

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16 min read

You Ain't A Businessman...

You Are A Business, Man

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Ownership

+3

Known Unknowns & Unknown Unknowns

Feb 3, 2026

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12 min read

Known Unknowns & Unknown Unknowns

Peter Ducker was only half right...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Vibes, Vision & Values

+4

Focus on Focus

Jan 23, 2026

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10 min read

Focus on Focus

Complexity is the enemy

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Hiring & Teams

+3

The Kind vs Wicked Agency

Jan 6, 2026

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11 min read

The Kind vs Wicked Agency

No, this email is NOT about Ariana Grande or Cynthia Erivo AFAIK

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Planning

+2

26 for 2026 - But WTF Do I Know

Dec 30, 2025

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19 min read

26 for 2026 - But WTF Do I Know

This is a predictions post - I am probably talking out of my keister...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Vibes, Vision & Values

+3

The Dude Abides - But Should He?

Dec 19, 2025

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10 min read

The Dude Abides - But Should He?

Yes or no or maybe or...whatever

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Challenges

+3

Client Leadership Is A Bit of Magic

Nov 18, 2025

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12 min read

Client Leadership Is A Bit of Magic

Want better margins, happier clients & less stressed employees? Then lead...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Positioning Insights

+13

Boo! 100 Things for the 100th Issue

Oct 31, 2025

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17 min read

Boo! 100 Things for the 100th Issue

This has happened fast - and I am happy you are here!

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Positioning Insights

+6

You Don't F*cking Work For Them

Oct 24, 2025

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13 min read

You Don't F*cking Work For Them

Seriously, you don't. You work with them

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Ownership

+3

It's Q4 Peeps - What's The Word?

Oct 3, 2025

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10 min read

It's Q4 Peeps - What's The Word?

For lots of agencies, this is make or break time...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Vibes, Vision & Values

+2

POP vs POP vs POP

Sep 30, 2025

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12 min read

POP vs POP vs POP

It's the never ending agency struggle

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Ownership

+2

Birthday Re/Inflections

Jul 18, 2025

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10 min read

Birthday Re/Inflections

It's a funny world...enjoy it.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Ownership

+4

A Better Agency Model - New & Improved Part 2

Jun 27, 2025

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11 min read

A Better Agency Model - New & Improved Part 2

Screw your org chart - you are better & bigger than that.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Challenges

+3

A Better Agency Model - New & Improved

Jun 24, 2025

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12 min read

A Better Agency Model - New & Improved

I can't say for sure - but this is what it's looking like to me these days.

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Management

+1

Lead Like You Aren't There

Feb 11, 2025

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6 min read

Lead Like You Aren't There

Forget about "founder mode" for a minute

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Hiring & Teams

+2

Productive vs Producing

Nov 1, 2024

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6 min read

Productive vs Producing

Chickens with no heads, stressed out beavers and rats running races...

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

Agency Leadership

Tasks vs Missions 🫡

Oct 22, 2024

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9 min read

Tasks vs Missions 🫡

Have you heard about the strategic corporal? Sir, yes, sir!

Tim Kilroy
Tim Kilroy

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