Posts by Webby Maestro
Strong Leaders Cultivate a Growth Mindset. See Visual
What I believe about my abilities and potential fuels my behavior and predicts my success as a person and a leader. I’m dedicated to staying in shape. I do CrossFit and Yoga. Why wouldn’t I also tune-up the internal dialogue that shapes every aspect of my life? That inside game starts with mindset and focus. Choosing a growth mindset “…creates a passion for learning rather than a hunger…
Read MoreRegister for Seattle’s Vistage Executive Summit – Tuesday, May 16th
Driving Dynamic Decisions Executives are in the business of making decisions. Difficult decisions. Big decisions.Decisions no one else can make. Many times, there are no clear-cut answers. But there ARE make-or-break consequences. This is the world you live in. Own it. Don’t just make a decision. Optimize it. What is the Vistage Executive Summit? Helmed by event speakers who…
Read MoreRapid Learning for Leaders: The True Cost of a Bad Hire
The point underscored by these two articles? Making bad hires is more costly than you think. What have you found? See what Barry Shamis thinks next week. A couple nuggets to chew on before then: ONE The True Cost Of A Bad Hire — It’s More Than You Think by Falon Fatemi, founder and CEO of Node: Recruiter Jörgen Sundberg puts…
Read MoreDoes a Vistage peer group make sense for you?
What’s Vistage? It all starts with a group. Put 12-14 high performing business executives in a room and the potential is enormous. A Chair ensures that every bit of that wisdom and experience is a applied in the meeting. An expert guides the meetings. I’m a facilitator, guide and coach. I help stimulate thinking, frame issues,…
Read MoreHiring in a New Economy – CEO Workshop – by Barry Shamis
To reserve your seat, please call or text me: 206.890.6858 or email: kevin.mckeown@vistagechair.com. Seating is limited.
Read MoreWhat is Your Peer (and Leadership) Superpower?
No doubt you arrived at my blog after receiving a handwritten card. That note of gratitude promised an answer to this question: do you wonder what we treasure most about you? Before I answer, let’s deconstruct how you ended up in our peer “discovery” group. First, we stripped away title; we imagined you powerless. Second, we saw a…
Read MoreTruth, Alternative Facts, 1984, Liars, and Leadership
My unplanned thoughts after hearing about this news story: Alternative Facts: Trump Adviser Conway Stirs Mockery, Concern (click for humorous memes). “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.”― George Orwell, 1984 A short story: Liar to Reporter: These are alternative facts. You mean lies? Yes, lies. I’ll be truthful—I’m hoping…
Read MoreYou’re Invited to an Exclusive CEO Event in Seattle
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Read MoreSelecting Seattle CEOs for 2nd Peer Advisory Board
The most effective CEOs work on (NOT in) the business. These CEOs understand and value strategic solitude and deep thought. These CEOs constantly gather insight from new and unfiltered sources. You won’t find these CEOs on the tactical treadmill to nowhere. These CEOs don’t get caught in an echo chamber. These CEOs are not lonely and isolated. These…
Read MoreThanks Seattle Network, Vistage, Colleagues, CEOs, and LinkedIn
I write to express gratitude. Earlier this month, my Vistage CEO Peer Group welcomed member sixteen. I also signed the first member for my second CEO Group. Group two launches in the Spring of 2017. No success is achieved alone. The ongoing counsel and encouragement of Tom Zahniser, Sarah Fraedrich, MK (Murthy Kalkura) and Tim Call help me in innumerable ways. THANK YOU!…
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