I’ve often written that the very best leadership development program I’ve ever seen or experienced as a participant or coach is the Magnetic Leadership Program offered through Profitability Business Simulations. And I say that as someone who has had the benefit of attending a Harvard course and who took leadership courses as part of my […]
I had the honor and pleasure of sitting down with Josh Zywien of Open View Labs to talk about how introverts can be exceptional in entrepreneurial leadership roles, an area of importance to Open View as they aim to help entrepreneurs build great companies. This interview originally ran in the Open View Labs blog, and […]
I had the honor of being sent an advance copy of The Leader’s Climb by Bob Parsanko and Paul Heagen and wanted to share with you how it helped me shift my thinking. You see, Adam – the main character – is a CEO who finds himself stuck in a very precarious position as the […]
There has been much debate in recent years regarding the underlying reasons that men still outnumber women in the C-Suite by a large margin. Some theories are quite controversial, such as beliefs that executive men subconsciously dismiss women’s opinions, that women are less willing to take on high-stress roles due to family obligations, and that […]
CEO Connection, for which I serve as Chief Relationship Officer, just released the results of its June Mid-Market Index (for companies with revenues of $100 million to $3 billion) focused on the use of Social Media. In this survey our member CEOs revealed: Additionally, CEOs gave their perspective of current business conditions relative to last […]
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 […]
Have you had the privilege of leading a team while your company was experiencing rapid growth? What about the challenge of leading when growth has stalled? If you’ve experienced both, you know that maintaining perspective and staying focused on your vision is critical. But if you’re faced with the challenge of leading a team through stalled […]
As Chief Relationship Officer for CEO Connection I receive the results of our monthly Mid-Market Index, “A monthly poll designed to determine and regularly represent the thoughts, issues, and levels of confidence of CEOs of mid-size companies with $100 million to $5 billion in revenues.” We believe the Index provides valuable data from the perspective […]