During a recent conversation with one of my CEO clients at CEO Connection, the topic moved to our private LinkedIn group and how he could use it to discuss some of his challenges with fellow members. And then he shared with me something I hadn’t anticipated. He said, “Lisa, you wouldn’t believe what happened to […]
I’ve mentioned previously that in my role as Chief Relationship Officer for CEO Connection I have the opportunity to participate in a series of meetings five times a year at various locales around the country with our members, mid-market CEOs representing companies with an average of $1.6 billion in sales. These meetings are private so the […]
In my role as Chief Relationship Officer for CEO Connection I had the opportunity to sit down recently with a few of our member-CEOs for a conversation about their views on corporate values, purpose and culture. These members are mid-market CEOs, representing companies with an average of $1.6 billion in sales. It was one of […]
There is no escaping the fact that when we show up for work and for our leadership roles, we bring the entirety of ourselves to the table. We bring our convictions, our strengths, our fears and our weaknesses, along with our insecurities, knowledge of our past failures, our pride in past accomplishments and our desire […]
It can’t be escaped – the impact of corporate culture on talent management and organizational success, that is. Even this weekend as I was sipping hot chocolate at Starbucks while talking with a goddess friend it came up in conversation. She took a fabulous new VP of Marketing job at a well-known, successful company working […]
By Lisa Petrilli Last week I had the pleasure of introducing you, albeit anonymously by request, to a CEO who lives the word “outstanding” each and every day. He has orchestrated a Leadership Development Program to bring forth a new generation of leaders that has been deemed “the best ever seen” in a large corporation. I […]
By Lisa Petrilli I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing the CEO of a near-billion dollar services company last week who has created a leadership development program lauded by major consulting firms as “the best ever seen” at a major company. He asked to remain anonymous but was more than happy to allow me to share 6 […]
By Lisa Petrilli I wrote a post a few months back about how my life’s most important work may be to stop taking on the burdens and emotions of other people – living “in their colors” as I described it – so that I can live my life as my true self. You see, I believe that […]
As I mentioned in my last post, The Absolute Best Reason to Bring Values to Leadership, I am very fortunate and honored to have CEO Connection as one of my clients, and to work closely with member CEOs as Co-Chair of the Membership Committee. Last week we hosted one of our CEO Boot Camps here in […]
Last Thursday one of my readers, Heather Hindle, shared with you “The Best Corporate Visioning Story – Ever,” a story about how she participated in an experience named Odyssey 2000 – which she had originally shared with me briefly in a comment on my “How to Screw Your Business in One Easy Step” post. On Monday in “Leadership 101: Values […]