Competing Too Hard Will Kill Your Business
Competing too hard will kill your business. If you see competition everywhere, you may be strangling your company’s growth. Working with CEOs and management teams to create growth strategies, I watch...
View ArticleFour Factors That Increase Exit Odds
In the classic Steve Martin bit from early Saturday Night Live days, he’s a pitch man with a compelling hook: “How to make a MILLION DOLLARS and NEVER PAY TAXES!” After dramatically repeating the offer...
View ArticleFight, Flight, or Unite? Three Responses to Business Challenges
“…the availability of information about a threat or opportunity has little influence on who wins and who loses. What makes the difference is what a company does with that information.” —...
View ArticleSystematic Opportunity Discovery
The Oxford Dictionary defines opportunity as “a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.” Although opportunities are generally thought of as spontaneous, serendipitous, and not...
View ArticleAll You Can Do is All You Can Do
The title of a popular business book years ago was All You Can Do Is All You Can Do. And it’s true, but sometimes choosing the right thing to do is all-important. The dilemma for many CEOs is that they...
View Article6 Ways to Create Content That CEOs Will Read
Paul Gillin’s recent post about the purpose and value of editing inspired me to share six core principles I’ve discovered that drive creation of content that CEOs will read. 1. Keep the ROI high. More...
View ArticleHow Helping Others Drives Success
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. -Martin Luther King Jr. In his recent bestselling book entitled Give and Take,...
View ArticleTop 2015 Board Issue: Cybersecurity Governance
Of top director issues for 2015, cyber security is the No. 2 concern behind strategic planning. – Kerry Berchem, Head of Corporate Governance practice, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, based upon an...
View ArticleShoot the Runt
Ben Horowitz recently published a post called “The Sad Truth about Developing Executives.” In it he details the realization that, when he transitioned into the CEO role, his penchant for developing...
View ArticleThe 3 Most Annoying Habits of CEOs
Over the years, I’ve worked with many CEOS – mostly great ones and a few not so great. Here are three annoying habits they all display at times and how you can deal with them. ANNOYING HABIT #1: Every...
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