Chas Klivans

Chas Klivans spent 22 years increasing shareholder wealth as a Co-Founder and CEO until 2001, when he launched The CEO’s Navigator. The firm has developed a powerful and integrated business solution called Innovation2, which improves both wealth creation and the management team. Chas can be reached at CKlivans@OpenInnovationThinking.com.

Recent Posts by Chas

Is Your Business Locked in a Golden Cage?

Is Your Business Locked in a Golden Cage?

If Steve Jobs were still running Apple, would the map application released with the iPhone 5 have been so disappointing? This mishap contains a subtle Read More

One of the Best Ways to Jumpstart Your Company’s Growth

One of the Best Ways to Jumpstart Your Company’s Growth

Most business observers agree that as a company grows it hits speed-bumps at revenue levels of $5 million, $10 million, $20 million, and $50 million. Read More

It Happened To Yahoo, It Will Happen To You

It Happened To Yahoo, It Will Happen To You

The recent resignation of CEO Scott Thompson after just five months at Yahoo highlights a major flaw in the way all corporations hire high-level executives Read More

Are You a Makeover Wizard Ready to Change the World?

Are You a Makeover Wizard Ready to Change the World?

How can we as business leaders, facing revenue drops of 10 to 70 percent, become makeover wizards in our industry niche?

Walter Isaacson, in his Read More

Lessons From Goldman Sachs For Struggling Middle Market Companies and Small Businesses

Lessons From Goldman Sachs For Struggling Middle Market Companies and Small Businesses

The dramatic fall of MF Global into bankruptcy on Monday, November 1, 2011 is widely blamed on the risky trades of Jon Corzine, who had Read More

Japan (and Business Leaders) Could Learn from Chile

Japan (and Business Leaders) Could Learn from Chile

A 9.0 earthquake, an overpowering tsunami, and spreading nuclear fallout would overwhelm any government, even highly prepared ones like Japan, where disaster drills and sophisticated Read More