In anticipation of an internet radio conversation with my friend Jim Blasingame (the small business advocate), I have been thinking about recent conversations with CEOs and business owners. Two themes have emerged. First, living with change is a permanent condition. And while the boss can get valuable input from within the enterprise (and should), navigating […]
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
This past week, my younger son became a father for the first time. His older brother has 1 and 4 year olds. Our conversations covered their thoughts on their new stage of life and also how the experience has shaped their approach to leadership at work. When they were youngsters, my wife and I set […]
Sunday, January 27, 2013
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1000 leaders assembled in Dallas to take themselves up a notch and to learn how to take the people we coach up a notch. Half the participants are CEOs of companies, half are Chairs of peer advisory boards of company CEOs. If you are fortunate enough to be a Vistage member or Chair you are […]
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Comments Off on To the Boss: Go Suck an Egg (an example of innovation and creativity)
So many workshops and articles on innovation and creativity fail to get across the simplest idea of how it works. A challenge in cooking may seem a silly topic, but it is instructive. Cooks often need egg yolks and egg whites separated and separated in a hurry. Too often, the manual approach results in yolk […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Monday, February 25, 2013
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