Susan Solovic, Author, The One Percent Edge: Small Changes That Guarantee Relevance and Build Sustainable Success “Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.” —Ronald Reagan Many people believe Ronald Reagan was a great president. Whether you […]
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Jonathan Terrell, Founder & President, KCIC On February 5, 2018, I became one of a small number of people from around the globe to complete the World Marathon Challenge — seven marathons, in seven days, on all seven continents. It was a grueling experience, but I was successful because I applied several lessons I’ve learned since
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Clark, my client, stopped by our office unexpected: “I have good news and bad news. The good news first. . . . A couple of partners and I just bought a small telecom—a spinoff of the division I managed before we all got laid off.” “Sounds like great news,” I said. “Maybe. If we can
In botany, we learned that an evergreen plant has leaves that stay green throughout the year. Unlike deciduous plants, which lose their foliage during the winter or dry season, the foliage of evergreen plants remains constant. Like their botanical counterparts, successful companies take an evergreen approach to their client relationships, too. Conventional wisdom, which is
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Mostafa Sayyadi, Author, Transformational Leadership: How To Prosper as a Leader In Today’s Hypercompetitive Environment “A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.” — Nelson Mandela The business environment is constantly changing as organizations
David Hassell, Co-founder & CEO, 15Five With new sexual harassment scandals being uncovered almost every day, it seems an uncomfortable workplace has become the norm. A 2016 study by the US Equal Opportunity Commission found that between 25% to 85% of American women reported having experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. If there’s an even more
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Linda Adams, Co-founder, Trispective Group At this year’s Super Bowl, for many fans and sports pundits, the unthinkable happened. Nick Foles, the Eagles back-up quarter back, led his team to victory over the most decorated quarterback in NFL history. And he played knowing that even with an historic win, his position was not secured long term
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Markus Kramer & Tofig Husein-zadeh, Authors, The Guiding Purpose Strategy Building a successful, Purpose led business is probably the one thing that will make the difference between dying a slow death and building a thriving company in the decades to come. Empowered consumers, radical transparency across value chains and a generation of consumers that breath technology like
John Knights, Co-founder and Chairman of LeaderShape Global It is not surprising that most CEOs and other senior leaders put a brake on their personal development as a leader once they are in that position. First, they got to where they are by being who they are! Who can argue with that? And second, the job
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Denise Dudley, Founder, SkillPath Seminars You’re a CEO, and by definition, you do all sorts of CEO-like things. You think like a CEO. You talk like a CEO. (You even read The CEO Magazine!) But are you sure your totally awesome CEO-ness is coming across to others, loud and clear? People communicate using seven channels: facial
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