In the most recent post, I described CEO Harry the bulldog, along with the impact his behavior had on his team, his family and everyone around him. And I promised the next post would describe what Harry tried to change his long-standing behavior; and his progress and lapses. So, here goes. Harry came to realize […]
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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Harry is a first-time CEO. He is almost always the smartest guy in the room, the guy with the incredible memory for details. Really. And he was working 24/7 – fact working when he wasn’t working. On social occasions. With family. While sleeping. His routine flurry of Sunday afternoon emails with ideas and questions was […]
Saturday, August 4, 2012
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Olympic Coach for CEOs and Entrepreneurs? I view Olympic competition with an additional lens from others: that of coach. The variation in real-time team coaching during the games seems very wide: from those who encourage their athletes when they are struggling (e.g., Liang Chow and Mihai Brestyan with Aly Raisman, U.S. gymnast) to those who […]
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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Inside the CEO – Insights into Negotiating with Customer One of my clients who is a global service provider described a negotiation he just had with a long-standing customer who is experiencing financial difficulties. These difficulties potentially represent an opportunity for my client to take the relationship to a new level (co-investment in a project? […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Sunday, August 26, 2012
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