What role do values have in growing your organization in the cognitive age? What quality is critical to your business success? We live in a world where business seems to be changing on an almost hourly basis. So what values are critical to build a more flexible organization? I spent…
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Can Warren Buffett Help You Build A Great Business?
I’m at IBM’s World of Watson conference this week, talking with leaders and technology professionals about Financial Planning and Analysis. You can see my thoughts and presentation here. I will be back next week to share what I’ve learned to help you grow a more successful business. Until then I…
Continue Reading....Can Board Members Help You Build a Stronger Strategy?
One of the primary roles of the board of directors or advisory board is to help CEOs build stronger organizations. Choosing the right people to work with your leadership team can help spell success or failure for you as a leader. They can help you build a better business strategy!
Continue Reading....How to Supercharge Your Millennial Managers!
Millennial managers are starting to take over their organizations. They have invested time at becoming very good at working on teams. Millennial managers are starting to take over their organizations. They have invested time at becoming very good at working on teams.
Continue Reading....What Key Skills Set Senior Sales Executives Apart?
Last week, we started talking about why senior sales executives rarely get the CEO position in their organizations. Today, we discuss what you can do to increase your odds of getting that top spot, if you want it! One of the reasons senior sales executives don’t get the top job…
Continue Reading....Why Do So Few Senior Sales Leaders Get Promoted to CEO?
Why do so few senior sales leaders end up at the top of their organizations? How might you avoid the trap that leaves you doing sales for much of your career? Keep in mind, there’s is nothing wrong with being great senior sales leaders, if that’s what you want.
Continue Reading....What Can Bill Gates Teach Us About Investing in The Future?
We’ve talked about how to become a better investor. Today, we talk about what serving leaders should invest in. I thought you’ve heard enough about Warren and Charlie for now. Today I share the observations I have learned from Bill Gates that can help you decide where you should invest…
Continue Reading....What can entrepreneurs learn from Charlie Munger?
Who shapes the way you see the world? What makes this person someone you want to emulate in your life and career? I was lucky enough to be introduced to Charlie Munger and his business philosophy by a mutual friend many years ago. What I have learned from Charlie Munger…
Continue Reading....How Can You Become A More Strategic Doer In 2016?
How do serving leaders become more strategic leaders in 2016? This is an interesting question I ask my clients the last quarter of the year. What would you need to do to become a more strategic manager? Having spent much of my career as a senior manager in midmarket companies,…
Continue Reading....What Key Capabilities Give Global Leaders an Edge?
More and more small and midmarket organizations are looking to grow their footprint outside North America. Over half the entrepreneurs I talk with ask me if they should be expanding their business across our borders. Should they begin building their global business today? I share five ideas that I believe…
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