And speaking of the richest man in the world… I recently stumbled on a great book on Amazon. It’s called “The Pumpkin Plan“. It’s a bit of a 23andMe test for entrepreneurial business owners. Why the title…Have you ever seen those giant pumpkins? Those 300 pound behemoths that make the …
I’m not a big basketball fan, but I was extremely intrigued to hear Phil Jackson on the radio they other day. Jackson talked about working with the basketball players he coached over a long and illustrious career. (Jackson was the coach for the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.) He talked …
One of the CEOs in my CEO peer group gave me a book to read. It’s called “It Starts with Food” by Dallas and Melissa Hartwig. If you haven’t read it, you should. It’s a great read and it will change your life in unexpected ways. I would divide the …
When you think of powerful women who do you think of? Hillary Clinton? Benazir Bhutto? Or maybe Diane Sawyer or Sarah Palin? Like these powerful woman, Cleopatra didn’t let notions of gender get in the way of her ambition and her desire to define life on her own terms. But none …
Let’s face it: your employee performance reviews suck. Your employees hate them because they worry that it will impact their pay. Managers hate doing them. Nobody is happy! So why do we keep doing them? Surely there must be a better way? That was the premise for our meeting this …
One of our group’s goals has been to participate in more of the online content available from Vistage. It’s there. We just want to discipline ourselves to use it more. On Friday, February 7, Alan Gregerman, president and chief innovation officer of VENTURE WORKS, Inc., will present, “The Necessity of Strangers: …
Every one of the CEO’s in my peer group is interested in self-improvement. (It’s a self-selecting lot. Why join a peer group if you don’t want to improve, right?) The other day, we were talking a bit about what to read this year. It wasn’t a formal discussion, although it …
Just picked up Daniel Pink’s book. According to the Washington Post’s website, this was chosen by leaders as one of the best books of 2013. Have you read it? Thoughts?
You’ve probably heard it said about creativity that you should think “outside” the box. Popular theory espouses that you need to do some “brainstorming” to get ideas that are new and creative. The authors of “Inside the Box” have a different theory. Their approach is to think “inside” the box. …
Dissent in Organizations [Jeffrey Kassing] on Amazon.com. Employees often disagree with workplace policies and practices, leaving few workplaces unaffected by organizational dissent. While disagreement persists in most contemporary organizations, how employees express dissent at work and how their respective organizations respond to it vary widely. Through the use of case studies, …
| FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING What to expect on your first day in a CEO peer group meeting |  |
| JUST THE BASICS A short introduction to the concept and value of a CEO peer group |  |
| RECENT SPEAKERS A few of the outstanding speakers who have come to visit my group |  |
| ABOUT THE GROUP CHAIR A word about Dave and the role of group chair |  |
| ON-BOARDING NEW MEMBERS The three most important things to accomplish when welcoming new members to the group |  |
| CHOOSING THE RIGHT GROUP What to look for (and what to avoid) when choosing a CEO peer group |  |
| THE VALUE OF A CEO PEER GROUP Real-world CEOs share the value they see in belonging to a CEO peer group |  |