When does telecommuting work well, and how can we make it more effective?
The newest occupant of the corner office at Yahoo made a tough and surprising call a couple of weeks ago when she put an end to telecommuting. Despite being new […]
Category Archives: CEO Peer Groups
Focusing on Core Values Helps Vistage Member Win 2013 Specialty Retailer of the Year Award
Last week I attended the 2013 Twin Cities Business award banquet for the most successful small businesses in Minnesota. I was honored to have been invited as a trusted […]
Ten Game Changing Tips for CEO Personal Productivity
As members in my CEO peer groups have been getting a grip on their business through the implementation of ”Traction”, a new challenge has emerged – How to make the […]
How Great Leaders Inspire Action
In the 18-minute Ted Video below, Simon Sinek presents a compelling argument that great leaders inspire action in their followers by starting with the “Why” before talking about the “How” […]
Some economic humor…And some serious Vistage economic predictions
As election year heats up, we keep hearing conflicting reports about the labor market’s gains from the economic recovery. At times, the arguments are reminiscent of the “Who’s on First” […]
CEOs in my Vistage Peer Group candidly reveal the impact the group has had on their businesses
A little over a year ago, I submitted a post citing research that Vistage CEOs outperformed their non-member peers. (http://theleadershipcatalyst.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/research-backs-claims-that-vistage-ceos-outperform-their-nonmember-peers). The bottom line of that article was that “… in […]
How to Increase Accountability
Is your business model dying? How do you know?
In January 2011, HBR had a great article entitled “The CEO’s Role in Business Model Reinvention”. The central point of the article is that: ”For companies to endure, they must get the forces […]
A Death in Cupertino | The Right Kind of Tyrant
“ Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life; because almost everything —all external expectations, […]
America’s Greatest Failure: Steve Jobs
Numerous articles have been written about the resignation this past week of Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple (though he remains as chairman). I could list a dozen that I […]
Why I Admire CEOs of Small, Privately Held Companies
Recently I attended a 30th anniversary celebration honoring 3 colleagues from my former company, PDI Ninth House. Like me, they had spent most of their careers working with Global 1000 […]
What can CEOs Learn from Jay Cutler?
Jay Cutler of the Chicago Bears created a lot of controversy last week when a knee injury prevented him from finishing the NFC conference championship game against the Green Bay […]
Research backs claims that Vistage CEOs outperform their nonmember peers.
In last week’s post, I featured a CNBC broadcast regarding Vistage Member CEOs forecasting short term growth for small companies over the next two quarters. In that report was a caveat that Vistage CEOs may […]
CNBC reports that 67% of Vistage CEOs Predict Revenue Growth for their Companies
Rafael Pastor appeared as a guest on CNBCon Monday afternoon wherein he released a new economic survey of Vistage CEOs outlook on the economy. In this 5 minute CNBC video […]
CEOs, like HIPPOs, at times need to avoid trampling others.
Walking into my client’s building, I noticed a large crew of maintenance workers feverishly manicuring the company grounds. When I asked the new CEO what had prompted such frenzied activity, […]
What can CEOs learn from a twenty-something college dropout?
I often talk to fellow CEOs about their development, and who they would like to have in a CEO peer group with them. Like most of us, they want someone […]
Stephen Colbert and CEO Accountability
This blog post was inspired by a Stephen Colbert bit called “Who’s watching the Watchdogs” that aired on TV a couple of nights ago. In this spoof, Colbert attempts to […]
