GROWING THE BUSINESS One of my small business owners owned a franchise in the consumer home services field. He built the company and its financials by hiring good people, adding functions not always present in small businesses (e.g., hiring a marketing director for direct marketing and research on prospects), spending on training, watching the cash flow […]
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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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 […]
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 […]
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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