I was honored to receive an advance copy of Ram Charan’s newest opus Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift. It’s a brilliant explanation of the shift in business and economic power from countries of the Northern Hemisphere to those of the Southern. I cannot stress enough how highly I recommend […]
The CEO Boot Camp is the flagship event at CEO Connection, the organization I work with which is focused on connecting CEOs of Mid-Market companies – those with revenues between $100 million and $3 billion. At the Boot Camp our member CEOs focus on four critical aspects of their leadership roles: their leadership approach itself, […]
One theme that is always heard at CEO Connection Boot Camps is something that sounds like, “You’ve got to get the people right.” After all, your people are your most strategic asset. Your “secret sauce” without a brilliant team will get you nowhere. But how do you make sure you actually are “getting the people […]
As a member of the CEO Connection team, I have the opportunity to attend CEO Boot Camps with our members several times a year, the most recent event having occurred here in Chicago last week. The night before each Boot Camp we have a dinner event featuring a seasoned CEO sharing lessons they’ve learned in […]
CEO Connection, for which I serve as Chief Relationship Officer, just released the results of its May Mid-Market Index. The CEO Connection Mid-Market Index is the only monthly poll designed to determine and regularly represent the thoughts, issues, and levels of confidence of CEOs of mid-market companies (roughly $100 million to $3 billion in revenues). […]
As Chief Relationship Officer for CEO Connection I have the privilege and pleasure of participating in the CEO Boot Camps we hold six times per year. At the most recent event in New York City, the conversation at one point turned to the question, “How do you get the truth from your people?” You see, […]
At the most recent CEO Connection Forum in New York City we discussed, “Managing Your Message” with our member CEOs. George Bradt, Co-Founder of CEO Connection, shared a wonderful story about the day he traveled with a leader from the American Red Cross as they toured a camp set up in the wake of a […]
In this month’s CEO Connection Mid-Market Index, members spoke loudly and clearly in regard to which potential outcome of November’s election would have the most positive impact on their industry: Fully 66% of the respondents said a Republican victory in the White House would have the most positive impact on their industry 53% of respondents […]
Ever wonder what Millennials would tell CEOs if they had the chance? Well, at our most recent CEO Connection Forum in LA we asked a group of students from USC’s Marshall School of Business to do just that. This is the summary report we sent to our full membership of mid-market CEOs: SUMMARY In most […]
One of the benefits of my role as Chief Relationship Officer at CEO Connection is the opportunity to have fascinating business conversations with a number of mid-market CEOs. Last week I spoke with the head of a rapidly expanding, international company who has garnered remarkable growth statistics in her industry. The most interesting part of […]