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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
How do you help your team sharpen the saw?
For those of us who love learning and growing this was a super week for Vistage in Los Angeles. We had our Vistage Executive Summit
How are you making the pie bigger?
Entrepreneurs are tricksters – they create something where there was naught. It could be a new way to buy every day items like groceries. It
Are you prepared for your next conversation?
Preparation is highly underrated these days. Somehow, people think they can just wing it and the next customer meeting, the next staff meeting, the next
Is what you say what your team hears?
What is it you say all the time? “Is it finished?” “It’s okay.” “That’s not right!” “That’s not what I meant.” “Can we make it
How many languages do you speak?
Living here in California, 40% of the people you run into speak another language besides English. (2007 census data). In fact, as of the
What is your mini-vacation?
Scientific studies say that we need to lower our stress at regular times during the day, the week and the year. For daily stress, you
What do you want new employees to know and when do you tell them
The question of how you make sure an important new hire succeeds began an interesting discussion with some Vistage members last week. Even if
Who is telling your story?
With all the opportunities to tell your story in person as well as on social media – to comment on current events, to talk about
Are you too old to change?
It happened to me again last week. I was introduced to someone at a party and a little way into the conversation he told me
Do you have a fixed or a growth mindset?
According to Carol Dweck, author of Mindset, “Individuals who believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others)
Have you had time off recently?
Exciting as it is to be in a Tropical Storm Watch on Maui, getting prepared for flooding, no electricity and hunkering in place was not
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