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Why Senior Executives Lack Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence is universally touted as the “must have skill” for anyone who wants to succeed in business.   Dr. Travis Bradberry, a recognized authority in the field, summarizes research into some important findings for those who want to attain, and … Continue reading

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Are You Fooling Yourself

ARE YOU FOOLING YOURSELF? Each week Dr. Mardy Groethe distributes a fascinating newsletter on a topic of value, which he then goes on to treat, largely with a variety of quotations. This week’s topic is so insightful I wanted to … Continue reading

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To Learn Something New–Try Spending Time with Others Companies

The most innovative ideas often come from crossing boundaries. So if you want to learn new things this year, try spending time at other smart companies – even those outside of your industry. Learning directly from other companies is a … Continue reading

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The Problem with American Management

Is explained in a comical, albeit perceptive way at tickld.com. Check out the short and sweet satire at this link.

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THREE OUT OF FOUR AIN’T BAD

Three out of four ain’t bad….The economy has more than made up for its negative first quarter performance (due mostly to weather) with a real (inflation adjusted) GDP Growth of 5.0% for the  third quarter.  This is the strongest quarterly … Continue reading

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Get These Three Business Mistakes Out of the Way Now

Vistage CEO Leon Shapiro recently contributed a short article to Fast Company in which he suggests that there are 3 essential mistakes every leader should make as early possible in his or her career. He says “these mistakes will test … Continue reading

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What’s Your Excuse (for not delegating)?

What’s Your Excuse (for not delegating)? Whether you are CEO, C-level executive or first line supervisor, you no doubt have more to do than one person can accomplish. Vistage speaker Tom Foster in his latest blog entry notes 8 great … Continue reading

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Turn the Ship Around

Vistage members gather once a year for “All City Events”.   At a recent All City Event Navy Captain David Marquet shared leadership lessons learned and applied in turning the nuclear submarine USS Santa Fe from  “worst to first” in the … Continue reading

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Is Inflation AWOL?

For several months we’ve been discussing inflation in our Vistage groups? Why? Because one of the reasons that Vistage members do better than the general business population is that they are talking about and acting on economic conditions before they … Continue reading

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Phoenix Business Journal ACE Awards Feature Four Tucson Companies

On September 18 the Phoenix Business Journal announced the 2014 winners of its ACE Awards (AZ Corporate Excellence). This year Vistage International joined the list of companies sponsoring the ACE awards. In all the 50 winners included 12 Vistage International … Continue reading

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