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Category Archives: Accountability
Are Your Employee Evaluations Worth the Time and Paper It Takes to Do Them?
According to Denis Wilson, writing in Fast Company, annual evaluations “build up pressure and make feedback sessions feel like indictments. And most importantly, they do little to alter behavior and improve performance and productivity, which should be your goal.” If … Continue reading
Is There One Leadership Trait That Serves CEO’s Above All Others?
Is there one trait that serves others above all others? If yes, what might it be? In the opinion of Anthony Tjan writing in a Harvard Business Review Blog, that leadership trait is self awareness. Tjan opens his piece by … Continue reading
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Time Span and the End of the Story
About 18 months ago, Vistage speaker Tom Foster spoke to my Tucson Chief Executive Group about a concept called Timespan. It is based on the work of Elliot Jacques (pronounced Jakes), a professor at George Washington University. To parphrase my … Continue reading
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
Posted in Accountability, Leadership, Peer Advisory Groups
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‘How Can I Motivate My Gen Y Employees?’
“How can I motivate my Generation Y employees?” If you’re a CEO over 40, this question has probably perplexed you in recent years. You are seeing new, young and clearly talented employees integrating into your companies. Yet, they’re different than … Continue reading
Where Are You Setting the Bar?
Where Are You Setting the Bar? I had the privilege today of spending an hour with Ron Clark, who is known as America’s Educator and is the recipient of America’s Teacher of the Year Award. A best-selling author and guest … Continue reading
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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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
Seven Steps to Sales Recovery
Seven Steps to Sales Recovery By Vistage member and speaker Russ Riendeau, PhD Is your sales strategy no longer producing the revenue results you want? Then it’s time to inspire your sales team to do more. Here are eight ways … Continue reading