BACKGROUND Finding the right candidate for the C-suite is a risky business. People who look good on paper and show well can mask factors that ultimately lead to failure. What do the most successful CEOs-as-recruiters do? KEY FACTORS Our Vistage CEO Peer Advisory Board in New York City has adopted these approaches, among others: Make […]
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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SUMMARY One person can make a difference in the well-being of a company if they “get it” when others don’t. If you fail to hire such people, if you do not include them in the discussion during a crisis, you are more likely to see a problem worsen or repeat. What makes them different? They […]
Monday, March 4, 2013
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Some baseball teams have won the World Series playing “small-ball (hit and run, stealing bases, trying to get singles and doubles).” Others have played “big ball (stuffing the roster with hitters who can score with one swing of the bat and preferably with runners on base).”Any of them who has won has “left it all […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Friday, January 20, 2017
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