World-class CEOs Work on (NOT in) the Business

working on your business

“Every minute that you spend working on tasks that can be delegated is a minute that you are not planning, strategizing and building the best business possible.” Working ON your business is about: Knowing when to get out of your own way. Not being the hero; a team moves a company forward not a CEO. Knowing that…

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Are You a CEO? Questions Worth Asking…

Inspired by my members… Feeling lonely? Isolated? In a self-imposed exile? The role is complex. The velocity of issues, challenges, and opportunities coming at the “CEO” is constant. How do you filter? How do you prioritize? How do you decide what to do? Some questions to consider. What if: … “busy” isn’t the same as…

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Rapid Learning for Leaders: Edgar Papke on Aligning Culture

I’m hosting three private CEO and executive workshops in June. In this rapid-learning session, you’ll hear from Vistage speaker and organizational psychologist, Edgar Papke. Papke will show us how to efficiently design and shape an aligned culture of innovation. Papke will also help understand how to generate desired results through alignment.  The True Alignment model is the result of bringing…

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How effective is your decision making? Attend the Vistage Executive Summit

As a business leader, your decisions have a long term impact on your company and your employees. Taking opportunities to improve your ability to make more effective decisions allows you to grow as a leader and increases the overall success of your business. Participate in the 2018 Vistage Executive Summit (VES) and bring a higher level of…

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How do I build my brand on LinkedIn?

Decide Today. How you and your employees appear, connect, search and engage on LinkedIn is critical to increasing your sales pipeline and personalizing your marketing campaigns. Do you and your employees believe that? Does your sales force lead from a growth mindset? Are they aligned with your marketing folks? Have they honed the skills necessary…

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What is Your Peer (and Leadership) Superpower?

No doubt you arrived at my blog after receiving a handwritten card. That note of gratitude promised an answer to this question: do you wonder what we treasure most about you? Before I answer, let’s deconstruct how you ended up in our peer “discovery” group. First, we stripped away title; we imagined you powerless. Second, we saw a…

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Selecting Seattle CEOs for 2nd Peer Advisory Board

The most effective CEOs work on (NOT in) the business. These CEOs understand and value strategic solitude and deep thought. These CEOs constantly gather insight from new and unfiltered sources. You won’t find these CEOs on the tactical treadmill to nowhere. These CEOs don’t get caught in an echo chamber. These CEOs are not lonely and isolated. These…

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