Cheryl McMillan
Do you wonder why bios are written in the third party? I do. For the purpose of briefly introducing myself, I choose to write more directly which is my preferred style of communication. Here is how I would describe myself if we were meeting in person. During my 30 years of diverse experience, I personally experienced the impact of bad bosses. Through my work as a Vistage Chair, my goal is to improve the lives of many individuals, by helping leaders become better people who make better decision and generate better results. My career began at a Big 8 firm as a CPA and auditor after which I worked for a number of different organizations in various leadership positions, from a hands on Manager to President and Board Member. By leading difficult and complex projects, such as start ups and mergers, I honed my unique combination of technical and people skills and discovered that I love working with people and change. Others describe me as having an ability to identify a hidden issue and succinctly summarize the essence of it. I supplement my business background by using the Enneagram, a dynamic personality system used for personal and spiritual growth, to provide insight into other people’s behavior, as well as my own. Vistage (formerly TEC) is the leading international organization for CEOs, Presidents, Business Owners and the Senior Executives who report to them. As a Chair, which is the leader of local peer advisory boards, I facilitate monthly meetings with leaders of 13-16 non-competing companies where they focus on their most difficult challenges and most impactful opportunities. In addition, I coach my members in one-on-one sessions between meetings. I lead four high performing groups in Northeast Ohio and have received several awards from Vistage, including the Chair Excellence Award, Master Chair and the Star Award, which is given to those Chairs whose performance is rated in the top 20 each month for the entire year. I also serve as mentor for new Chairs who are building new groups.
- Location
- Ohio
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Recent Posts by Cheryl
“What does success look like?” I often ask my members when they are discussing a problem, challenge or opportunity. During my last Peer Advisory Board Read More
Cheryl leads executive development sessions for Vistage.com as a Chair in NE Ohio and also leads 4 local peer advisory boards, comprised of CEO’s and Read More
So far we have covered the first two ingredients of asking open questions. The third ingredient is the easiest. It is the technique or how Read More
In my last blog, I reviewed the first ingredient of asking open questions- showing up with the intention to learn and understand.
The second Read More
The Three Ingredients to Asking Open Questions: Ingredient #1- The Intention to Learn and Understand
Peter Drucker said “…the leader of the past knew how to tell. The leader of the future will know how to ask.”
How Read More
Is most of your success attributed to your great execution? Were you a master at getting things done? As a result of your “doing” orientation, Read More
The fact is that most of the biggest catastrophes that we’ve witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information Read More
I am amused by comments that I hear and read about Apple and it’s leadership. For example:
- “They need to do more research and ask
In my previous blog, I stated that if you want accountable employees, you must teach them the basic knowledge and follow up with continuous Read More
Are you as sick of the “blame game” as I am? Occupy Wall Street protestors blame the “nasty, greedy, wealthy” companies and their executives for Read More