What books do CEOs read?
November 19, 2014
What are the favorite books of CEOs such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Hsieh, Elon Musk, Meg Whitman, and more? CEO.com…
CEO failure modes
CEO Fail: The Cult Leader and Mr. Mayhem
November 6, 2014
Somewhere between the Cult Leader CEO who is too dogmatic in his or her beliefs and the Mr. Mayhem CEO who shifts direction with the wind lies the balance that leaders need to strike.
How to overcome a subpar goals management system
October 28, 2014
I wrote this article for Fast Company to give employees at all levels a process for linking their goals to the corporate business objectives and making themselves more valuable as a result.
When does the CEO role begin?
October 8, 2014
I’ve been using this graphic to describe the stages of a company in the context of the CEO role. In the first two stages, as founders focus on getting the business off the ground, they are essentially acting as a product manager to develop a viable product and generate some revenue.
Is Jack Ma’s Priority of Customers, Employees Then Shareholders Correct?
October 2, 2014
“Customers first, employees second, and shareholders third,” wrote CEO Jack Ma in a letter to investors in advance of Alibaba’s record-breaking $25 billion IPO.
Strategy is not dead but only the beginning
September 24, 2014
Writing in Forbes, Rick Smith asks, “Is Strategy Dead? 7 Reasons The Answer May Be Yes.” He makes some excellent points,…