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Category Archives: Leadership
Do You Know Your Company’s “Make or Break”
Dan Barnett, former COO of Vistage International and former CEO of Van de Kamps Seafood is one of Vistage International’s most sought after resource speakers. Some time ago Dan spoke to our local Vistage CEO group on his topic of … Continue reading
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What Lessons Can You Learn from Sam the Banana Man?
Samuel Zemurray, known to friend and foe alike as Sam the Banana Man, made his first fortune in “ripes,” bananas that the big fruit traders considered too mature to reach market in time for sale. Their rule of thumb was … Continue reading
Posted in Change Management, Leadership, Tips and Tools
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What Do Lottery Tickets and Change Management Have in Common?
In this Harvard Business Review article, a famous experiment demonstrated that when participants who had chosen their own lottery numbers were offered an opportunity to sell the ticket back, they typically wanted five times the price asked by those who … Continue reading
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How Do You Spot the Future?
This month’s issue of Wired Magazine offers seven suggestions. Look for Cross Pollinators Surf the Exponentials Favor the Liberators Give Points for Audacity Bank on Openness Demand Deep Design Spend Time with Time Wasters Read the full article here.
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Why Your Business Needs A Peer-Advisory Group
Peer-advisory groups discuss some of the tough issues that your business faces every day, such as investments, uncertainties, moral conflicts and accountability. On this week’s episode of The CEO TV Show, Rafael Pastor, CEO of Vistage International, discusses peer-advisory groups and … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, forecasts, Leadership, Peer Advisory Groups
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What Does “Peer” Mean to You
Thanks to Leo Bottary at Vistage International for Permission to Reproduce His Content. Let me start by saying I don’t mean “peer” the verb. I’m not asking about the creepy type of peer which is defined by dictionary.com as 1) … Continue reading
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How Peer Advisory Groups Can Change The World
Thanks to Leo Bottary, Vice President for Public Affairs at Vistage International When you consider the nature of today’s public discourse – with the right screaming at the left and the left shouting at the right – you hear the … Continue reading
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What Your Employees Don’t Know Will Hurt You
In discussions with Tucson Vistage CEO’s the discussion often turns to the question of how much company financial information to share with employees. The answer differs between companies, and even within divisions of each company. This article in today’s Wall … Continue reading
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Control is an Illusion
Control is an Illusion: Thinking Outside the Traditional Marketing Box By Rebel Brown Do you think you have control of your brand? If you answered “yes,” you might want to think again. That’s one of the biggest Gravity beliefs around. … Continue reading
It’s Not Who You Hire–It’s Who You Fire
By Executive Coach Lee Thayer via Vistage International Firing someone is often a distasteful, sometimes painful, act. It is the end of something. Hiring someone is usually full of hope and expectation. It can be exciting. It is the beginning … Continue reading