Steering clear of other CEO’s mistakes
January 30, 2013
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. – Bill Gates People often ask…
Month: January 2013
The No Asshole Policy and Company Culture
January 28, 2013
What do you do if one of your star performers is a colossal jerk? You know the type: He or…
CEO Tardy to the Party
January 25, 2013
http://www.businessinsider.com/marissa-mayer-has-a-bad-habit-of-being-late-all-the-time-2013-1
Business Insider has published a follow-up to their story about an e-mail from an alleged Yahoo employee who accused Marissa Mayer of always being late to meetings. Numerous sources corroborate her tardiness, according to the article. I addressed this e-mail about Mayer and the negative ramifications of CEOs who are habitually late in my recent post: Perpetually late CEOs fail to impress. Bottom line in my opinion: Showing up late to meetings is one of the worst sins a CEO can make.
Reining in narcissists during meetings
January 23, 2013
I am involved with a lot of different organizations, which means I attend many meetings with people I don’t know…
Chief Executive Inauguration: Handling the First 100 Days
January 21, 2013
The Presidential Inauguration takes place every four years but at any given time, 14 to 15 percent of CEOs are…
10 Steps to a Nine Figure+ Exit
January 17, 2013
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of hosting the Austin Technology Council’s first CEO Forum of the year at…