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). […]
Though most of my time is spent helping companies create and communicate clear and compelling visions to grow their businesses exponentially, my conversations with C-level executives often turn to the topic of social media. Many executives in the C-Suite are looking for advice regarding which social media outposts, such as Facebook and Twitter, they should consider […]
The last few days has brought us the beauty and fruitfulness that we receive every year at the time of the Harvest Moon. What I love about the Harvest Moon is how completely present it seems; not just for one evening but for days at a time, shining as brightly in the early morning hours […]
I had the genuine honor and pleasure of working with Wally Bock over the last week as he prepared for and then brilliantly served as Guest Host for Leadership Chat on Tuesday night. Our Topic was, “Military Leadership Lessons We Are Truly Meant to Learn.” Wally has an exceptional summary of important military history and leadership lessons that […]
Two hundred thirty-five years ago our Founding Fathers, having risked their lives over the course of many years creating a new nation, achieved their vision for our magnificent country…independence. No one defined the great risks they took through their visionary leadership more simply than Benjamin Franklin when he said, “We must hang together, gentlemen…else, we […]
Yes, I realize I am a slow-adopter when it comes to technology. I took my first GPS-aided road trip this past weekend and the device literally drove me mad. I believe it was through this experience that I came to realize why the topic of Visionary Leadership is such a passion of mine: I simply […]
At last week’s Leadership Chat we focused on the art of praise in leadership development. We talked about how praise has the ability to transform our perspective on our company, our role, our team and even the mission we take on as leaders. This week, Steve Woodruff and I would like to switch gears and […]
Margie Clayman, my fellow blogger and Twitter friend who I have come to respect tremendously, mentioned in her response to my post earlier this week entitled, “Leadership Development: Mastering the Powerful Art of Praise,” that how we accept praise as leaders is worth close examination. I couldn’t agree with her more. How we accept praise […]
We’ve all experienced the power of praise in our careers. It has the ability to transform our perspective on our company, our role, our team and even our leadership mission. In my own experience, praise well-delivered has helped assure me I am on the right path in a variety of important ways. It has empowered […]
At one of our recent CEO Connection Boot Camps a bit of a debate ignited over the topic of trust in leadership: is it given or is it earned? Some of the executives felt, “clearly, trust is earned.” One CEO in particular felt very strongly that it is given by choice. He went on to […]