2011 August
Peter Cuneo, the former CEO for Marvel Entertainment and seven other companies, spoke with me about eight secrets that any CEO facing a corporate Read More
Podcast summary (scroll down for podcast):
Recent market volatility
• The political environment is creating fear and “noise” that is influencing the short-term direction of Read More
“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary Read More
Congratulations to Peter Ganahl, president and CEO of Ganahl Lumber Company, for his 35 years as a member of Vistage!
Peter is one of the Read More
Hugh Roberts of The Rawls Group answers more questions on the dynamics of family-owned businesses in part 2 of 2.
Last week I was asked the question by a client prospect, “so how many retreats will we be doing as part of the strategic Read More
In one of my last blog posts, I mentioned that I would take the Study we did within the Vistage/TEC Community Read More
I worked with Steve Wozniak back in the late ’70s to help produce a rock concert in San Bernardino, CA. He was a rumpled, disheveled, Read More
Google’s behemoth $12.5 Billion acquisition of Motorola’s phone business set a salvo across the bow in technology circles. Google’s largest acquisition raises the stakes in Read More
Despite some headlines, a number of businesses are poised to hire. With unemployment as high as it is, there are many good people looking for Read More
Many otherwise well-informed business leaders, when asked about green business, leap to images of solar panels, windmills and other renewable energy solutions that they cannot Read More
I’ve been involved with starting and running businesses for more than 25 years, including launching and growing my business, Student Painters, to more than 3,000 Read More
Prosperity comes from getting what you want and protecting what you get, in business and in life, and integrating your definitions of success and happiness. Read More
Vistage: Welcome to a special edition of The Vistage Cast Series. This is your host, Marc Figueroa, and today our focus is on the wild Read More
Managing expectations is one of those expressions to which we should pay more attention, but not in the way you might Read More
Up until the early-2000‘s, corporate boards might have rubber-stamped their approval of the CEOs strategic plan without Read More
Unfortunately, record corporate profits have not translated to lowering our unacceptably high rate of unemployment. Here’s one explanation why: Despite the fact that there are Read More
I was facilitating an executive retreat recently and couldn’t get the team back from lunch. They were in the other room laughing hysterically at Read More
Everybody likes to think of themselves as a strategic thinker. From advisory board members, to CPA’s and marketing consultants, lots of people list “strategic planning” within Read More
Have you ever been so moved by a speaker, you wanted to hire them on the spot? That’s what happened when Florida Vistage member Mark Alfieri Read More
There is no question that managing sales people is one of the great mysteries of business ownership. Sales people are indeed a breed of their own, Read More
Are you a Glossophobic?
If you don’t know what that means, ask yourself if you would prefer to walk on hot coals instead of speak Read More
I wrote a short post last week about the myth of control and while it is a myth Read More
Is your organization’s strategy embodied in your business operations? How confident are you, as the champion of your strategy, that it is on track Read More
It was a late afternoon, just over a week ago, and I was sitting in a board of directors meeting. You can Read More
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