In-House, Outsourced, or Hybrid?

How to build a software team without hiring 20 people By Steele Consulting Every growing business eventually hits the same crossroads. The technical work has outgrown what...

Why Most Dashboards Get Ignored

And how to build one people actually use By Steele Consulting Every business has them. A dashboard somebody spent six weeks building, presented in a leadership meeting with...

The Real Cost of an Underbuilt Tech Team

And how to know when it’s time to bring in help By Steele Consulting You can usually tell when a business has outgrown its tech team. Not because anyone complains — they...

What to Look for in a Software Partner When You’re Not Technical Yourself

A practical guide for business owners who are about to hire one By Steele Consulting You’ve decided you need custom software built — or rebuilt, or modernized, or maintained...

The Quiet Cost of Tech Debt

How to Put a Dollar Figure on It for Your Board Steele Consulting The slide that keeps getting cut Every CTO we work with at the mid-market level has had the same...

How to Make Decisions Faster Without Making Worse Ones

By Steele Consulting Speed and quality are not opposites when it comes to decision-making. But most leaders treat them like they are — either moving fast and hoping for the...

Hiring for Culture vs. Hiring for Skill — Getting the Balance Right

By Steele Consulting Few hiring debates are more persistent — or more polarizing — than this one. On one side: hire for culture, train for skill. People who fit the culture...

How to Know If You’re Solving the Right Problem

By Steele Consulting Most businesses aren't short on effort. They're short on direction. Teams work hard, initiatives get launched, consultants get hired, new tools get...

How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Own Business

By Steele Consulting You started the business. You know it better than anyone. You care about quality more than anyone else ever will. And so, without fully meaning to, you...

When to Trust Your Gut vs. When to Trust the Data

By Steele Consulting Every business owner has been in this moment: the data points one way, but something in your gut is pulling you the other direction. Or the opposite —...