2010 November
As reports predict that Cyber Monday sales were up nearly 20% from last year and the Read More
After a somewhat encouraging Black Friday and ensuing holiday shopping weekend (up 6% over 2009) today is Read More
Last week, I wrote a post titled: Ten Common Reasons Strategic Plans Fail . In it, I offered Read More
A successful business doesn’t have to be about creating something that doesn’t exist-sometimes augmenting what’s lacking in other products Read More
Running a company has many rewards. CEO’s and company Presidents are rewarded with impossibly long hours, dizzying responsibilities in Read More
It’s hard to name many business transactions that are as risky and complex as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) . Over Read More
While the data on strategic plan failure rates is all over the map, suffice it to say it’s HIGH! Below you’ll find ten common reasons strategic Read More
In the late 90’s generation X started hitting the business world and it seems like the pace of business has continuously gotten faster since. Now Read More
“If you’ve never failed… you’ve never lived ” is a popular video on YouTube describing the failures of people like Thomas Edison, once called “too Read More
“Enchantment,” says speaker, author and web icon Guy Kawasaki , “is everything.”
But what does it mean to truly enchant? Read More
Today’s CEO leader must not only face, but embrace, a state once feared in some executive circles: Read More
I don’t imagine you do. So if you think most people are like you in this regard, then why do most organizations Read More
Many leaders often have a hard time getting real honest feedback about their performance. There are many reasons for this, but Read More
If you twitter , you are constantly reading quotes that espouse positive thinking. Some quotes are age old and some are Read More
Many people I talk to remark that they see me all over LinkedIn . I am always posting blogs, recommending people, Read More
“You can be anything you want to be, do anything you set out to accomplish if you hold to that desire with singleness of purpose.” Read More
Bernard Madoff’s and Scott Rothstein’s Ponzi schemes. Medicaid / Medicare scams. School board officials who sell their votes for cash. Mortgage fraud, foreclosure “robo-signers” and Read More
John Jenson was part of an all-star line-up of speakers at the 2010 Vistage National Chief Executive Conference, which also Read More
“The next decade will be critical in terms of moving your objectives forward,” shared David Emmes, Western Region President of BNY Mellon Wealth Management.
At Read More
Patrick Lencioni took the stage at the Vistage National Conference this morning, boldly stating…”I’m a Catholic, so I’ll start with a confession: Everything is simple—intelligence Read More
From the moment Guy Kawasaki hit the stage at our Vistage 2010 CEO National Conference last night, he used Read More
Wall Street worries about ‘succession’ planning, but when we are leaders and owners of privately owned companies, we worry about ‘exit’ planning.
At his workshop Read More
With the mid-term elections behind us, Michael Milken asked more than 200 Vistage Chairs this question during a speech this Read More
Want to know what happens when hundreds of top business leaders come together?
The Vistage National Chief Executive Conference begins Read More
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