Eric Overton, President and CEO of Sparling Electrical Engineers, the largest specialty electrical engineering firm in the country headquartered in Seattle. I asked Eric what does Sparling do to be selected and recognized as being a ‘Best Company to Work For’, and what benefits does his organization realize from this effort? Read on for Eric’s…
As many of you know by now, I have thrown myself into the “social media fray” and have become fully engaged in learning, understanding and using this revolutionary new media. It has been an eye-opener to say the least. When I first met Blaine Millet and Clay Loges, my consultants and coaches, I realized the…
We all know Social Media is one of, if not the hottest topics of conversation today. So what? Why should we, as business owners and leaders, care? Great questions and EXACTLY what we are lively presentations and discussion are going to be in the next CEOtoCEO Breakfast Series. As a business owner, there are some…
One of the keys to the improved performance of the Mariners that Jack shared is the focus on building a roster of engaged team members. Engaged employees are those that exert discretionary effort, are enthusiastic about their jobs, and their intend to stay with the organization. An increasing number of business leaders that I…
Social Media is on just about everyone’s mind these days. It has been on mine for a while and I’ve been busy pioneering and learning the art of social media with my own blog. In fact, it just happens to be the topic for our March meeting. Last year I had the privilege and opportunity…
I had the privilege of getting to meet and talk with Randy Gardner, CEO of Red Dot Corporation a while back and he shared with me a great story. He attended one of our CEOtoCEO Breakfast meetings and saw David Katri from Clark Nuber present their Strategic Map. He really grabbed onto that idea and…
At our recent CEOtoCEO Breakfast speaker Jack Zduriencik, GM of the Mariners, was asked to share the secret to retaining Felix Hernandez the team’s Ace pitcher for the next five years. Jack modestly told us it was easy …. “What’s not to like about being paid $78 M for 5 years when you’re 23 years…
During the last CEOtoCEO breakfast meeting in November, I had the privilege of announcing a new sponsor to the CEOtoCEO breakfast series. Our new sponsor is WOM10 – “Word-of-Mouth on Steroids”. Blaine Millet and Clay Loges are the two co-founders and principals of the firm and they gave us a brief introduction to their company….
One of the more interesting questions/discussions we had at the November CEOtoCEO Breakfast was in regard to choosing your health care professionals. I have to admit, this was a surprise to me and I don’t think I was alone. A part of the discussion was around “distance to your doctor” or hospital. It was pretty…
When I decided to schedule David Hansen, CEO of United Healthcare, to be a speaker at the CEOtoCEO breakfast in November I knew we would get a lot of questions from CEOs about better ways to manage health insurance costs. We weren’t disappointed. This has been a topic I hear about all the time when…