CEO Fail: The “My Favorite Child” CEO
January 7, 2014
I have always tried to build relationships with CEOs of other companies to learn as much as possible from their…
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Top 10 posts of 2013
January 3, 2014
In case you missed them, here are my most-viewed blog posts of 2013:
- Support oddballs in your company culture
- Texas vs. California: Texas Wins
- CEOs: Employee engagement matters
- How executives hire: Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on finding motivated employees
- The million dollar hire
- 5 Responsibilities of a CEO: Own the Vision
- When do you hire for job experience vs. raw talent?
- 10 Steps to a Nine Figure+ Exit
- The No Asshole Policy and Company Culture
- 5 Responsibilities of a CEO: Make Good Decisions
10 ways CEOs can get better at their jobs
October 29, 2013
“Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.” W. Edwards Deming
Whether the result of ignorance, hubris or both, it is easy as a CEO to get trapped into thinking that you should have all the answers. But that’s a sure way to stagnation. It is critical to your long-term success to build a cycle of continuous improvement into your corporate and personal development. In my newest Forbes article today I provide a list of 10 ways CEOs can continuously improve their performance.
Some of the items may seem simple – read some books, write some content, gather feedback – but you’d be surprised how many CEOs do not make the time for these things. Special thanks to my friend Mike Hawkins at www.alpinelink.com, where I got the basis for this list.
With so many things on a CEO’s plate, how do you find the time to get better? The real question is: How can you afford not to?
The CEO as Constant Learner
January 9, 2013
The one thing I love about business is that every day you are confronted with new situations that require constantly…