How much of your business can you run without IT?
You’ve heard the stories of companies being attacked by a cryptovirus that shut down their computers. They were told to pay a ransom, usually with bitcoins, or their system would not work again. They called the police, who referred them to the FBI. They couldn’t help. For many companies, their only resort was to pay […]
What is your leadership code?
At the Los Angeles Vistage Executive Summit, we had a hugely inspirational talk about leadership from a High School Principal – Linda Cliatt-Wayman. She is the Principal for Strawberry
Are you being intentional about meetings?
Do your people complain that there are too many meetings in your organization and that not enough gets done in them? Perhaps you have a weekly management meeting. Why is it weekly?
Are you investing enough to make new projects succeed?
Take a look at a few paragraphs from the Los Angeles Times of May 14, 2016. “Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday threw his support behind an ambitious $2-billion plan to build housing for California’s mentally ill homeless population. “The governor’s action comes as cities from Los Angeles to San Francisco, have seen homelessness increase in recent years, sparked […]
What led to your success in your business?
A couple of years ago a group of women CEOs were asked “What is the one leadership trait that led to your success in your business?”
Are you focusing on the right metrics?
Most companies get a lot of data from their internal reporting about sales, labor costs, materials used, payroll etc. In fact, there is a huge amount of monthly data, some comes daily and some companies get their data close to real time. Digging through all that data to get to the 2 to 3 most […]
Are you an Idea Monkey or a Ringleader? Pick one.
At the Vistage Executive Summit in Los Angeles, speaker Mike Maddock asked us to identify which we were. When I turned to a couple of CEO’s I knew well and
How do you build trust within your organization?
Trust is one of those difficult to measure yet highly important factors in creating great companies. I’ve been doing a little research about it in the business literature, and
Can you make a decision?
You probably know that the word “decide” means to kill choice. It may have been your experience that you rose through an organization, because you were willing
What happens to your company when the boomers retire?
If you are an entrepreneur under the age of 50, you probably think this doesn’t apply to you. Finally, all those older “cousins” will get out of your way. The whole banana will be yours to govern. Amen. Halleluiah. Well, maybe….