Setting aside CEO egos can make 1 + 1 = 3
April 3, 2014
I have spent much of my career running businesses in the startup phase of their lives. In my mind, the…
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Command’s Place Among Leadership and Management
April 1, 2014
Leadership and management are covered so often in the popular business press – frequently positioned as opposing forces – that you would assume no other element is involved in running organizations. However, one essential concept receives little attention, especially in the context of the CEO role: Command.
The tenuousness of CEO tenure
March 27, 2014
Recent research on U.S. CEO tenure varies anywhere from 5 to 8 years, but one thing is certain: CEOs have…
The Top 10 CEO Failure Modes
March 25, 2014
The 10 Most Common Ways That CEOs Fail In Epic Fashion
Regular readers of my blog know that I have an ongoing series about how CEOs fail. From the Cheerleader CEO (the worst, in my opinion) to the Master Strategist, I’ve taken my top 10 and summarized them in my latest article for Forbes.
Software startup’s aim is to teach CEOs how to be CEOs
March 24, 2014
Austin American-Statesman article about Khorus
Thanks to Lori Hawkins of the Austin American-Statesman for writing this article about Khorus and our business management system for CEOs. Thanks also to our customer Scott Tynes, CEO of Consero Global, for interviewing with Lori for the piece and outlining his reasons for choosing Khorus. He sees it not just as a management system for himself as CEO, but also as a tool for fostering teamwork among his distributed employee base of 250. Check it out!
GM CEO Mary Barra Demonstrates Mastery of the Three Cs
March 20, 2014
Earlier this week I spoke to Entrepreneur writer Geoff Weiss for an article about how GM CEO Mary Barra is…