2010 October

The Importance of Strategic Thinking and Planning

The Importance of Strategic Thinking and Planning

As I sit here in a coffee shop in Annapolis getting ready for another strategic planning session, I am thinking about the whole concept of Read More

Foursquare – is it on the road to nowhere?

Foursquare – is it on the road to nowhere?

I’ve been ‘using’ Foursquare’s location based application for about 9 months now.   People ask me all the time WHY do I use Foursquare to let people Read More

Does Your Hiring Process Resemble A Rodney Dangerfield Comedy Skit?

Does Your Hiring Process Resemble A Rodney Dangerfield Comedy Skit?

We all know the comedian’s most famous line : “I get no respect.”

WHY IS CANDIDATE RESPECT IMPORTANT?

I came across this great post on Read More

Part 2: For CEOs, what are the FOUR critical innovation barriers that must be addressed (2 of 4)

Part 2: For CEOs, what are the FOUR critical innovation barriers that must be addressed (2 of 4)

This is a guest post by Vistage Speaker Jatin DeSai.
In my last post , Read More

Halloween and Leadership

Halloween and Leadership

It seems like yesterday, but it happened about 15 years ago.  My daughter was four at the time.  There was a Halloween party at the child Read More

Lessons Learned from Blockbuster’s Demise: Stay Ahead of Technology

Lessons Learned from Blockbuster’s Demise: Stay Ahead of Technology

It’s a wrap for video stores. Blockbuster Inc., a business phenomenon just a few years ago, filed for bankruptcy a few weeks ago.

The video-rental Read More

Innovate to Thrive: Time to Open the Throttle

Innovate to Thrive: Time to Open the Throttle

As leaders search for the next process that will transform their organizations into category leaders, for many – it seems – the answer is close Read More

This is Not Your Grandfathers China

This is Not Your Grandfathers China

It isn’t even the China I grew up learning about.   China is a country with a more than 5,000 year old history.    Americans (and Westerners in Read More

Public Speaking and Selfishness

Public Speaking and Selfishness

Toni Louw is one of the finest presentation/public speaking coaches in the  business and, in 2011, Toni will be leading a webinar for Vistage Read More

Will the Chilean miners now face an even greater challenge?

Will the Chilean miners now face an even greater challenge?

Now that the 33 men trapped in a mine in San Jose, Chile for 69 days have been rescued the world Read More

3 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Using Pre-Employment Tests

3 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Using Pre-Employment Tests

Hiring managers, seeking the special ingredients in what makes a top-performing employee tick, are turning to pre-employment testing more and more. But like a Read More

Innovate to Thrive (Part 10 – Final)…Net Results, Net Reward

Innovate to Thrive (Part 10 – Final)…Net Results, Net Reward

When it’s all said and done, Innovation is about ROI derived from the alchemy of ideas-to-money. Innovation: everyone wins. With profitable growth come benefits Read More

That Little Something Extra.. Successful Businesses Try Harder

That Little Something Extra.. Successful Businesses Try Harder

You ever notice how very successful people and organizations always  have that little something extra?   Instead of simply running with the  crowd or doing just what is Read More

Bridging the Gap

Bridging the Gap

If you’re starting to work on your strategic communication plan for next year, make sure your research is relevant to your recommendations.  Over 20 years ago, Read More

Heading to China to See What I Can See

Heading to China to See What I Can See

Some time ago I posted that I wanted our company to be more global in scope – http://wp.me/pJX7l-Q . This afternoon Read More

Does Your Small Business Have a Complexity Complex?

Does Your Small Business Have a Complexity Complex?

Are you overwhelmed by how fast the world moves these days?  Does it seem like everything is getting more complicated?  Do you sometimes feel like you might Read More

The End of the Recession? Have Another Look.

The End of the Recession? Have Another Look.

Recently the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) surprised many Americans by announcing the end of the Read More

No? Or just not again?

No? Or just not again?

On Monday, we released the results of our Q3 Vistage CEO Confidence Index .  Various media reported the newsworthy information: Read More

Innovate to Thrive (Part 9)…Observe and Measure

Innovate to Thrive (Part 9)…Observe and Measure

Innovation may be vital to creating competitive advantage.

But how costly is ineffective innovation? That is, if a company sets out on a new product Read More

No Double Dip Recession, Says Vistage CEO Confidence Index

No Double Dip Recession, Says Vistage CEO Confidence Index

CEOs remained cautiously optimistic about the future of the economy, and showed no evidence of a double dip recession, according to the Q3 Vistage Read More

What Are Your Organization’s Core Values?

What Are Your Organization’s Core Values?

Next month, Patrick Lencioni will join us for our National Chief Executive Conference.  I’ve been an admirer of Lencioni’s for years and Read More