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What mindset do the best leaders share?
Leadership styles vary, but the best leaders share a specific mental approach. This is what Gap International discovered when they interviewed 500 executives, according to an article in Entrepreneur....
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CEO Fail: The Cult Leader and Mr. Mayhem
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What books do CEOs read?
What are the favorite books of CEOs such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Hsieh, Elon Musk, Meg Whitman, and more? CEO.com recently compiled a list, shown in this infographic. As you can see, these...
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Metrics Can Improve Performance – Even in Government!
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Top 10 Most Popular CEO Posts of 2014
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View ArticleSXSW Videos on the CEO Role
This past March at SXSW I gave a presentation on “Evolving from Founder to Great CEO” to a packed room of entrepreneurs, CEOs, and founders. We videotaped it and edited it into digestible chunks. I...
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12 Ways CEOs Build Learning into Their Daily Routines
Great CEOs are great learners, with a thirst for knowledge and ideas that they continually apply to their jobs. The challenge is finding time to learn and improve your skills. It can be done....
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Under Armour CEO on Decision-Making
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View ArticleManaging the Giant Flywheel of Business
John Allison, former CEO of BB&T, once told me that he thought CEOs should be evaluated not only on the performance of the company while they are CEO but also for several years after they leave....
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What books do CEOs read?
What are the favorite books of CEOs such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Tony Hsieh, Elon Musk, Meg Whitman, and more? CEO.com recently compiled a list, shown in this infographic. As you can see, these...
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Metrics Can Improve Performance – Even in Government!
Mitch Daniels, By Ray Taylor (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia CommonsMany people have heard of Mitch Daniels, former two-term governor of Indiana and now president of Purdue University. Republicans were...
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Top 10 Most Popular CEO Posts of 2014
Out of all the blog articles I published in 2014, here are the top 10 most viewed, grouped by subject. In the first one on “Been There Done That” hiring, I discussed how important it is to approach...
View ArticleSXSW Videos on the CEO Role
This past March at SXSW I gave a presentation on “Evolving from Founder to Great CEO” to a packed room of entrepreneurs, CEOs, and founders. We videotaped it and edited it into digestible chunks. I...
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12 Ways CEOs Build Learning into Their Daily Routines
Great CEOs are great learners, with a thirst for knowledge and ideas that they continually apply to their jobs. The challenge is finding time to learn and improve your skills. It can be done....
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Under Armour CEO on Decision-Making
Kevin Plank, Under Armour CEO, interviewed by WP Engine CEO Heather Brunner during the event; Photo credit: Austin Technology Council I attended the Austin Technology Council CEO Summit last week and...
View ArticleManaging the Giant Flywheel of Business
John Allison, former CEO of BB&T, once told me that he thought CEOs should be evaluated not only on the performance of the company while they are CEO but also for several years after they leave....
View ArticleWhy Good Management Requires Some Bureaucracy
Management requires policies, procedures, and bureaucracy if entrepreneurs want to grow their companies A Rocket Mortgage/Quicken Loans Super Bowl commercial featured actor and comedian Keegan-Michael...
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CEO Interview: Corey Thomas, Rapid7
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View ArticleHow to Overcome Your Company’s Lame Goals Management System
In the spirit of the book “Applied Empathy,” by Sub Rosa CEO Michael Ventura, this article helps CEOs and other leaders put themselves in the shoes of a regular employee striving to succeed despite an...
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