Thanks 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!…
Read MoreLeaders Play on Both Sides of the Vulnerability Equation
That’s Mike on the far left, then me, Byrl, and Russ on the summit of Mt. Rainier. I won’t forget this climb. I ruptured my left Achilles tendon six months prior. I was in top shape despite my injury. My doctor cleared me to climb. When I reached 11,000 feet, I experienced severe cramping in…
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How Is Your Story Going to END? This is a guest post by my colleague and Vistage Chair, Will Kaigler. Will leads and facilitates a CEO peer group in Pittsburgh, PA: As you have come to know, my Monday morning email is typically comprised of articles and quotes relating to business. This week I am compelled…
Read More10 REASONS to Test-drive a Vistage Peer Group
I invite you to an opportunity to experience a CEO peer advisory group in action and hear from a world-class speaker. On Thursday, November 3, I’m hosting an invitation-only breakfast meeting to allow CEOs and business owners the opportunity test drive a Vistage group meeting. We’ll tackle a real issue that someone in the room is facing. Then, as a group of…
Read MoreLeading is BEING–Not Doing. What’s Your Reality?
Leadership is about BEING – not DOING. Yep, putting your feet on your desk and looking out your window is leading. You must make time to pause reflectively. You must make time to contemplate. You must make time to go deep. You must maintain your awareness of self and the values (and the “intolerables”) that guide you. Warren Bennis,…
Read MoreDevelop Your Own Personal CEO Guidance System
“Build an army around you and develop your own ‘personal guidance system’ like some of the most famous CEOs in history.” Why consider a CEO peer group? Growing your business isn’t easy. Richard Franzi: “The whole effort of CEOs working together is more than the sum of those same CEOs working separately…. The power of a CEO peer group…
Read MoreGive the Finger to the Status Quo…
Honor your inner HERO. Be brave. Cross the line into your COURAGE ZONE:
Read MoreThe CEO–Board Dynamic in Strategic Development and Oversight
Keep in mind: One of the primary responsibilities of the board is to “ensure the strategic guidance of the company.” – OECD Directors should “constructively challenge and help develop proposals on strategy.” –U.K. Corporate Governance Code Directors consider strategic planning and oversight to be their most important responsibility. –NACD How exactly does the board perform this…
Read More10 Things That Require Zero Talent
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Read MoreWorld-class CEOs Work on (NOT in) the Business…
“Every minute that you spend working on tasks that can be delegated is a minute that you are not planning, strategizing and building the best business possible.” Working ON your business is about: Knowing when to get out of your own way. Not being the hero; a team moves a company forward not a CEO. Knowing that…
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