ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS This is the tale of an entrepreneur who had an idea. He assembled a “crack” senior team, secured blue chip clients, trained recruits and built a company of 30+ professionals which necessitated moving to offices with greater space. He had even negotiated a line of credit with the bank. And […]
Monday, September 8, 2014
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PERSONAL NOTE: immobilized and distracted for several months since March from an accident, I have returned to coaching business owners and CEOs and resuming sharing the insights with those who aspire to be extraordinary leaders. BACKGROUND My clients are almost all doing well, ahead of last year. But there is a nagging worry that […]
Saturday, January 11, 2014
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WHO WANTS TO KNOW? At the last meeting of our Vistage CEO peer advisory board, one CEO asked for ideas for both becoming more informed about the culture in his organization and action he can take to cause positive change. It is the same question I have been asked by several private client CEOs. This […]
Thursday, December 5, 2013
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YOU ALREADY ARE AN EXPERT IN CULTURE, RIGHT? It is no surprise to most leaders that culture matters. Yet in the pursuit of account wins and profits it seems to get lost repeatedly. Since no business can thrive that stays exactly the same, there is always change going on. And how the leader creates and […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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