How to Choose the Right Business or Executive Coach Introduction Choosing the right business or executive coach starts with understanding what you…
How to Choose an Executive Coach Who Will Make You Better Seven practical steps to finding an executive coach who challenges your…
Keep Score on Yourself with Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues Introduction I am a work in progress. After more than 30 years of…
A Fictional Interview with Queen Elizabeth I -The Fixed Star A Conversation at Richmond Palace, March 1603 Who She Was Elizabeth I…
The Communities That Shape Our Lives Introduction Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about community. I am incredibly fortunate to be part…
Introduction Many business owners build something meaningful on instinct, determination, and speed. They make the calls, carry the key customer relationships, and…
George Bernard Shaw’s Leadership Lessons for CEOs Introduction George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, critic, essayist, and social commentator who lived…
Eighty Working Days: How to Finish the Year Strong Introduction Every September, I have some version of the same conversation with CEOs…
Pick Your Battles: Don’t Win the Argument and Lose the War One of the more important lessons I’ve learned in life and…
10X Yourself as a CEO with AI There is a lot of talk about leveraging artificial intelligence to transform companies. I think…
Don’t Let Life Just Happen to You A Different Setting, A Different Perspective I’ve come to believe that most people don’t stop…
The Price of Growth: When Your Business Outgrows Your People “What got you here won’t necessarily get you there.” — Marshall Goldsmith…
What Makes an Effective Executive Coach? “The quality of your coaching isn’t measured by the quality of your questions. It’s measured by…
What Chief Joseph Can Teach Us About Leadership History tends to focus on the winners. Leadership is more complicated than that. Sometimes…
Success Still Requires Focused Effort “Success usually isn’t determined by who has access to the best tools. It’s determined by who uses…
The Wisdom to Stop: Knowing When to Pull the Plug on a Business Initiative Not long ago, I was facilitating an issue-processing…
What Are You Not Seeing? Strategic Blind Spots Every CEO Should Address Every once in a while, I like to interrupt the…
Why I Am Grateful to Be an American Reflections as We Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary Every time I travel abroad, I am…
Keepers of the Flame – The Unexpected Gift of Becoming a Vistage Chair As I write this, I’m somewhere around 35,000 feet…
Why Gratitude May Be the Most Underrated Leadership Trait “Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many—not on your…
Never Let an Employee Hold Your Company Hostage One of the most common conversations I have with business owners goes something like…
Keep Searching Until You Find Your Grant Few leadership decisions create more excitement than hiring someone you believe will transform your organization,…
Opening Reflection – Balancing Achievement and Fulfillment As I write this, I am somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean on my way home…
Thank You, Mikel: A Leadership Lesson Acknowledged by a Lifelong Arsenal Fan I have been an Arsenal fan since 1971. I was…
Personal Responsibility at Work Why Reliability Still Matters More Than Ever One of the most overlooked professional traits today is personal responsibility.…
The Growth Trap There is a dangerous assumption many business owners make when things start moving in the right direction. They see…
Don’t Fear AI Why Artificial Intelligence May Be the Greatest Leadership Opportunity of Our Lifetime Over the last year, I have watched…
When Fatigue Catches Up: A Hard Truth About Leadership and Life Fatigue doesn’t show up all at once. It creeps in. A…
Are You Growing…or Just Staying Busy? The Discipline Behind Intentional Personal Growth After 23 years as a Vistage Chair and a total…
Meetings Aren’t the Problem—Misunderstanding Leadership Is Why CEOs and Business Owners Need to Rethink Meetings and Their Role I’m always fascinated by…
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