I often reflect on the point in my career when I was promoted to a position reporting to the Vice Chairman of one of the largest insurance companies in the world. I was so excited to be a senior person “in charge” at a young stage of my career. However, I began to notice, in […]
Does It Have to Be So Lonely at the Top? Read More »
It’s the quest of many working people – work hard, do a good job and get promoted someday so you can be the boss. It’s the reward in most corporate cultures, to climb the ladder and be in charge. If most of us get to the top by climbing our way there, how come we
Why Do Bosses Go Bad? Read More »
People erroneously use the terms “excellent” and “exceptional” synonymously, but the two differ. “Excellent” implies a distinction from others but not necessarily rarity. For example, one might comment that a fourth-grade pianist is excellent, but she might be one of many in her class who shares the honor. On the other hand, “exceptional” denotes someone
Challenge Excellence Read More »
Joey Reiman There’s a new leader in town and he is lighting it up. Meet the brightest light in your company— your new CEO or Chief Energy Officer. No skill will be more important for tomorrow’s leaders than the ability to generate and mobilize the energy of his workforce into a life force. That’s because energized
The New CEO: Chief Energy Officer Read More »
Scott McKain The more I research it, the more obvious it becomes. Bad businesses – regardless of the industry or size, from Wall Street to Main Street – do not have customers who are raving fans. How do you connect with customers in a profound manner, regardless of the size of your business? You have
Creating Distinction in a Competitive Marketplace Read More »
Paul Jarrett I know a nice guy who owned a small beverage company. When I asked him about his company, he would ramble for 10 minutes and end up summarizing his company by saying it “provided the correct beverages based on its users’ location… like a geolocation app for beverages”. What he should have said
Land Your Next Sale in 30 Seconds: A Few Tips For Your Elevator Pitch Read More »
Robert K. Lifton Now, perhaps more than ever, in the face of the intractable problems facing the world leaders, whether in economic, business or political arenas – they need to apply what I call the “entrepreneurial spirit.” Such a spirit is based on a belief that commitment and effort can overcome most obstacles. It requires
The Perspective of A Long-Time Entrepreneur Read More »
Ken Lloyd Conducting a job interview is a prime opportunity for office idiots to demonstrate their shocking lack of understanding of even the most basic elements of pre-employment screening. They are totally unprepared, easily distracted, ask questions that are personal and arguably illegal, and then fail to listen. And that’s just in the first ten
Conducting Job Interviews That Are Free of Office Idiocy Read More »
During the economic downturn of the late 2000’s companies everywhere struggled to survive. Many companies were forced to make decisions that directly affected their employees both in the short term and the long term. Companies reduced staff; cut wages; re-level employees; reduced benefits; reduced or even eliminated pension plans and post retirement health care; eliminated
After the Crisis – “Retaining Talent” Read More »
Charlie Bell, CEO of McDonalds, (60 years old) Ranjan Das, CEO of SAP India, (42 years old) and Jerald Fishman, CEO of Analog Services (67 years old) – What do these men have in common? The world lost them way too soon to a disease that is becoming all too common among CEOs. Heart disease.
CEOs and Heart Disease Read More »
