For Leaders, Spring Is a Choice: Planting the Seeds for What Comes Next I’ve always loved the changing of the seasons. There’s something grounding about it. A quiet reminder that everything has its…
Introduction: The Truth Most Owners Miss Most conversations about business value start in the wrong place. They start with a multiple someone heard at dinner. Or a number floated by a broker. Or…
Why New Ventures Never Get to the Next Level in Lower Middle Market Companies and Startups In my experience, most new ventures do not fail because the original idea was weak. They fail…
Why Being Present Is One of the Most Valuable Things We Can Give At work, at home, and everywhere in between Many people struggle to stay fully present in both their professional and…
The Mirror Test: Five Hard Truths About Leadership Accountability Leadership conversations often revolve around strategy, vision, and growth plans. Those things matter. But after years of working with business owners and executives, I’ve…
Leadership Is Always on Stage Every morning when a leader walks into the workplace, something important happens—whether they realize it or not. People watch. They watch how the leader greets people. They notice…
Management vs Leadership: The Journey from Manager to True Leader Part of my work — and frankly, part of my calling — is helping participants in my Vistage Emerging Leader and Advancing Leader…
During a Vistage coaching session today, I revisited a tool I’ve used many times over the years. It reminded me of something simple: Sometimes the old tools are still the best tools—especially when…
Winning in Business (and Why Most Success Books Get It Wrong) Most business advice is built on stories. A company hits a winning streak, someone writes a book about it, and suddenly we’re…
Presidents’ Day is more than a long weekend or a retail event. At its core, it is a moment to reflect on leadership at its highest stakes. It is a day to ask…
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