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Intentional Leadership Agenda — Tool for CEOs

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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Balaji Krishnamurthy is a former CEO of some renown, now a teacher of leadership. His recent workshop for my Vistage board of CEOs in New York City was so well-received that the Group voluntarily and spontaneously committed to executing a tool he offered: The Intentional Leadership Agenda. By sharing the tool, I pay tribute to […]

CEOs: “Make Your Move”

Saturday, May 12, 2012

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Brian Beaulieu, a quant jock economist with a spectacular thirty year record of forecast accuracy spoke at this year’s All-City Vistage event (250 business owners and their coaches in the New York City area). He was both a spellbinding speaker and grounded in indicators of business cycles. And a surprisingly optimistic forecaster with very few […]

Inside the MInd of the CEO: Another Glimpse

Sunday, June 12, 2011

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It occurred to me that I have the privilege of a unique glimpse inside the mind and heart of my CEOs and that, with identities withheld along with anything confidential, these glimpses may be of value to aspiring future leaders and to those more established who seek self-improvement. I have more than one CEO who […]

First Time CEO Leadership Instincts

Friday, May 13, 2011

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Met new CEO of Rockefeller University, Mark Tessier-Levigne this week. Brief conversation about leadership took place before the wonderful Women & Science program (more about that later). Formerly the Chief Scientist at Genentech, he had thousands of research scientists reporting to him. Could he tell who would be the most productive? What were the leadership […]

What Made jack welch JACK WELCH

How Ordinary People Become
Extraordinary Leaders

by Stephen H. Baum (Random House)

Most leaders of American companies started out as ordinary people. What prepared them for the top job?

Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?

"Lessons for life about the core leadership traits of character, risk taking decisiveness and the ability to engage and inspire followers."
--Jim Clifton, CEO, The Gallup Organization

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