How do you get your employees to do exactly what you want? You learn from Nick Sarillo, author of A Slice of the Pie and owner of Nick’s Pizza and Pub, the sixth busiest independent pizza company in per-store sales in the United States. I am fortunate to have Nick as a community neighbor and […]
Think about the magnitude of your life and the enormous impact you’ve had on the world thus far. You have impacted and changed people’s lives, perhaps in small ways every day, but you have impacted and changed them just the same. It’s important to acknowledge the simple beauty of this! How do you want to […]
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin* The source of all your power is your connection to yourself, your True […]
My business partner recently brought to my attention a video of Jane Goodall speaking about the power of female characteristics (posted below). I think Jane’s message is pivotal for women, particularly in regard to the success of women in the business world: What I have been saddened by very often is that some of the […]
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 […]
Every once in a while a book comes along full of leadership wisdom that I wish I had access to early in my career. John Baldoni’s new book, “The Leader’s Pocket Guide: 101 Indispensable Tools, Tips, and Techniques for Any Situation” is one such book. While it’s relevant to leaders at every level and stage […]
I’ve been writing these last few weeks about how your ability to be a great leader not only lies within you, it must come directly from within you, finding its source in the fabric of your being. This is because, ultimately, the way you lead is a reflection of who you are at your innermost […]
I wrote last week about what I feel to be an undeniable truth, that what determines who you are as a leader is who you are as a person. I shared my strongly-held belief, “It’s not possible to be a visionary leader if you do not have the ability to connect to the vision that […]
Who you are as a person determines who you are as a leader. This is an undeniable truth. It’s not possible to be a visionary leader if you do not have the ability to connect to the vision that lies within you, cultivate it, and share it with others. You cannot be a magnanimous leader […]