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CEOs Share Experience: Initiatives to Lead Culture Change

Sunday, February 23, 2014

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CEOs SHARE CULTURE INITIATIVES My last blog laid out the context for leading culture change and gave a few examples of CEO initiatives to lead the way. Here is a more complete list based on both private client conversations and Vistage CEO peer advisory group discussion:   –       Hire a talent manager for development of […]

WHAT CEOs CAN DO TO LEAD CULTURE CHANGE

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 […]

BUSINESS OWNER: ARE YOU SWAMPED? A PARADIGM AND IDEAS FOR GROWING YOUR TIME

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

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THE PROBLEM  Never have enough time for all you want to do? Putting off really important tasks because you are caught up in day-to-day problem-solving?  THE ROOT CAUSE  Leading a company is hard work, frustrating, uncertain, stressful, time-consuming, even scary at times. Why, then, do so few leaders invest in growing more time for themselves? […]

Credit Where It Is Due — A Tactic for the Boss

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

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In my radio interview with Jim Blasingame (Small Business Advocate), I gave him three questions to ask when you are eager to get someone to change their mind and take action accordingly. I failed to give credit to the source, a speaker at the January worldwide Vistage International Conference: Daniel Pink. Pink spoke of getting […]

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How Ordinary People Become
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by Stephen H. Baum (Random House)

Most leaders of American companies started out as ordinary people. What prepared them for the top job?

Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?

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