We recently asked members of the online CEO Discussion Group what they thought of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayers decision to ban working from home. Thought you might be interested in some of the comments from your peer leaders. “It is all about creating cultures for the new reality of business.” “Hire the best people, wherever…
We had a great group of panelists at our February 7th CEOtoCEO breakfast event and as we promised, we want to share some of the video highlights as well as some of the answers to certain questions. One question that came from the audience and got lots of attention was in regard to CULTURE –…
During our CEOtoCEO breakfast this past week we had the opportunity to have a larger than normal crowd – all focused on learning some insights and tidbits from some of the many well-known and respected leaders in the room. The event didn’t disappoint – we heard some great insights and thoughts. We will be sharing…
While this is the time of year when resolutions abound, one that usually makes the list for most people is to “READ MORE” than they did last year. While it might be on a Kindle or iPad or even a real book, it really doesn’t matter. So we thought we would give you a head…
The word “STRATEGY” is bantered and thrown around in many of the conversations today among top executives, especially CEOs. But what does it really mean? And are they actually talking about the same thing? I don’t think so… Years ago when I first started doing “Strategic Planning” as part of my consulting role at Arthur…
During one of our CEO Innovation Team meetings we talked about differentiation. Not what most think about just having a product or service that is slightly different or better than the competition, but truly differentiated – both in product/service and experience. The concept of “Being Remarkable” was introduced by a well-known thought leader in both…
What competitive forces have the greatest impact on your organizations profitability? If you answered your direct competitors you might be right BUT you might be wrong. Competition for profits goes beyond established industry rivals to include four other competitive forces. Doug Brown, CEO of All Star Directories, did an excellent job of describing how he…
The existence of the multi-generational workforce poses unique challenges to today’s business leaders. Being a member of the Baby Boomer generation (ages 50 to 68) I assumed there is a log jam of Generation Xers (ages 28 to 49) waiting in the wings to breakthrough the “gray ceiling” for their turn to lead – WRONG!…
As we begin to kick off our CEOtoCEO Innovation Teams, John and I are totally immersed into seeing how successful companies are innovating and on the flip side, what is keeping companies from innovating – or at least why they aren’t being as successful as they would like. Sometimes figuring out why something doesn’t work…
The top individual tax rates are set to increase soon and many of the most popular tax breaks are in a state of constant flux. The time to get up to speed and act is NOW! Andy Cates, Partner at Moss Adams LLP, did a great job of addressing changes in tax laws and actions…