The Operator's Guide to AI Tool Selection (Before Your CEO Buys Another One) Your entrepreneur is excited about another AI tool, but before you add it to your tech stack, you need to know this: MIT research shows that 95% of AI investments have produced zero returns at the company

Free Up Your Time While Developing Your Team In this solo episode, Megan Long breaks down why so many Seconds-in-Command and Integrators struggle with delegation, usually because it was modeled poorly for them or they've fallen into the trap of thinking “it's faster if I just do it myself.” The

Stop Promoting Your Best Employees Without Training Them to Lead Growing companies hit a predictable wall when their star employees get promoted to management positions without proper training. Ryan Castle, co-founder of Level 10 Leaders, joined The Right-Hand Roadmap to tackle this common entrepreneurial business challenge head-on. After working with

Always visible, but feeling unseen. At Second First, we hear this all the time from seconds-in-command: “I’m running the company. I’m making the decisions. I’m keeping the team on track… but I don’t feel seen.” It’s a hard feeling to name, but it’s real. You’re essential to the business, yet

If you’re always too busy to invest in yourself, your career might be stuck. In this short but powerful solo episode, Megan Long addresses the all-too-familiar excuse: “I’m too busy.” Whether you're putting off professional development, skipping strategic planning, or just stuck in back-to-back meetings, it’s time to ask what

Before you chase growth, fix these foundational cracks that could break your business.  Before you chase aggressive growth targets, you have to ask yourself a hard question: Is your business actually ready to scale? We work with leaders every day who are stuck in the messy middle: growing revenue while