BACKGROUND One of my CEO coaching clients years ago told me: if I work 10% less hard or delegate 10% more often, profits will go down by more than 20%. He now knows the folly of that remark. He has learned to delegate, how to tailor so doing to his comfort with each individual and […]
Saturday, May 6, 2017
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BACKGROUND A wonderful Vistage Chair, Ken Mandelbaum and I often exchange tools which our CEO coaching clients tell us are valuable. You can find it in the public domain on Youtube if you look for Above the Line: Key to Conscious Leadership. I am told that Above the Line and Below the Line are […]
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
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SELF-DOUBT OF leaders has been among the top issues in my career as a coach to CEOs. One of the key learnings from interviewing three dozen CEOs in 2007 was the extent to which they worked on overcoming self-doubt and how they did it. In fact, I wrote a book about it: what made jack […]
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
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These are my notes for an internet radio conversation this morning with Jim Blasingame, The Small Business Advocate, who is a treasure trove of advice for business owners. THE CHALLENGE Leaders often fear replacing people they know in their hearts must go. SITUATIONS I have been CEO coach in more than a few such situations. […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Monday, May 8, 2017
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