Got Peers?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you’re reading this and have not availed yourself of membership in Vistage or other C-Level Peer Group, take a few minutes for an overview of peer power by a man who literally wrote the book on the subject. Leo Bottary, author of “The Power of Peers” was recently interviewed
The Art and Science of KPIs: Use Them to Empower your Organization
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe CEO’s support and encouragement are vital to enable a culture of successful KPIs for its business. Just think about it. Many individuals believe that financial measures are the ultimate in creating KPIs for your business. How many times do we hear – did we meet our sales goal, how
Some Obvious Advice and “The Dark Playground”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRemember the old adage of “How do you eat an elephant?” Answer: “One bite at a time!” But how do you get those massive projects started? Check out this obvious, but worthwhile advice in this one-page article from Inc Magazine. …and if today isn’t the day to stop procrastinating, soothe
HAPPINESS: The Data Are In!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow will 2016 be different from the years before it for you? Would you settle for being happy as well as being productive and effective? If so, this 12 minute TED Talk summarizes 70 years of research on what made people happy whether rich or poor. A group of young
Walt Disney – His First Vision and His Future Vision
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe year 2016 will mark the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney’s passing (that makes a boomer feel old!). After his death, several CEOs tried various departures from Disney’s original vision. In recent years, the company has returned to its roots of focusing on great content in general, and superb storytelling in
Why Do CEOs Get Fired?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteInvariably we read about a CEO leaving a company, and words used in the announcement make it sound like Company growth was not fast enough or the earnings could/should have been better. Boards are magnificent at masking the true reason CEOs get fired – afraid to hurt their feelings. When
To Be a Good CEO, Be a Navy Seal
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe most important thing we ever manage is ourselves. Serial Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler who founded Marquis Jet (and sold it to Warren Buffet) and Zico Cocoanut Water (which he sold to Coca-Cola) felt he was getting stale and needed a coach….so he invited a Navy Seal to move in with
FAO Schwarz: Another Rise and Fall
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFAO Schwarz, the legendary toy story in New York that was immortalized by Tom Hanks playing the “ floor piano” with his feet in the movie “Big,” closed this week after operating since 1870 and boasting 40 stores at its peak. Its demise is attributed to some of the same
Who Would Ever had Thought: An MBA from Netflix
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIf you don’t have the time or money for that MBA, there are any number of online courses (Coursera) you can take. Added to these course offerings are a dozen Netflix documentaries about the people that have built organizations and how they created and managed these companies…..and themselves. Check out
Access to Six Figure Consultants: Here They Are
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMichael Milken (of Wall Street Fame) holds the Milken Conference each year featuring dozens of the world’s best known entrepreneurs, scientists, financiers, researchers and other notables in hour long seminars on topics such as financial markets, the economy, medicine, Millennials, health care and much more. Most of us can not
