"We've been working hard. I'd feel more motivated if you recognized the effort, not just the result." "Dan, get out of the weeds and give yourself permission to be CEO." "Dan, stop to smell the roses. Reflect on and celebrate the progress we've made before pushing...
(WRITTEN DECEMBER 2020) Newsflash: 5 weeks until the end of the year. And my, what a year it has been. I, for one, have been feeling the onset of a mild case of end-of-year-itis. Sore muscles. Fatigued. And a bit hazy. (Or maybe its just all of the pie I ate over...
Have you ever read or watched The DaVinci Code? Or geeked-out on the topic of ancient Greek mathematics? (I mean... who hasn't, right?) If so, you're probably tuned-into the idea of The Golden Ratio—the number (1.618 and a whole lot of digits after that) and...
I remember the nasty feeling clearly. I had this wretched pit in my stomach as I sat there at the head of the table. I was their new leader, eager to earn their trust and inspire them to follow me... and I had just flubbed big-time. See, we had a critical call with an...
Feedback is kind of like the big stuffed animal in the crane game at your local arcade: most people want it… but it seems like nobody ever gets it. (By the way, do they still have arcades, or am I just getting old?) In the companies that I have led within, we have...
I’ve always been a sucker for free things. I suppose I get that from my Grandma, who was (in)famous for bringing her big purse out to dinner and loading it up with free crackers and dinner rolls. It turns out: for some reason, stale leftover dinner rolls taste a lot...
Looking to buy a new piece of capital equipment in your business? Chances are, your CFO will want to see an NPV analysis. Looking to build a new product? The money people are, once again, going to come a'knockin' looking for a business case—complete with a fancy ROI...
THE BIG IDEA The best CEO-board relationships are the ones where everyone is on the same team – the ones in which both CEOs and board members partner to take shared responsibility for growth, solve for challenges and mistakes, and celebrate successes. Our view the...
Over 70% of people have experienced Imposter Syndrome. Here are 3 tips for overcoming imposter feelings, and embracing humility.
As the CEO, you’re always on stage, and your microphone is always on.
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