I was in a meeting this past week with a Business Owner of a mid-sized company and we were talking about, what else, how to create a social media strategy that leverages his business strategy. While that was an interesting and lively discussion, it wasn’t the point – it was about “innovation” in his organization…
It seems like this question is back in front of everyone’s mind these days we as we enter into an election year and have now finished the first quarter of 2012. I have been asked this question more in the past month than the past three – so there must be a reason. The primary…
Sign up today for our “Leadership in Innovation” session on May 9th. It is kick-off to our CEOtoCEO Innovation Teams. WAIT – even if you are not able to participate in one of our Innovation Teams, you can still attend this session. It is dual purpose – a kick-off to the annual series and an…
Over the past several months we have been talking with a variety of companies and executives about how they are creating innovative environments and innovative cultures in their organizations. While we have heard some great success stories, we have also heard many tales of concern about how to build an “innovative organization and culture”. This…
Sometimes timing is in your favor – it is for us at CEOtoCEO and the recent launch of our CEO Discussion Group and CEO Innovation Teams thanks to a recent survey report by RHR International. I first saw this story talked about on the Chief Executive site and upon further reading found some amazing statistics…
I had a interesting lunch at John Howies restaurant with Bill Gates and Erik Knutson CEO of Design Laboratory recently. Bill was there, just not at our table and missed a great conversation Erik’s company helps its clients achieve organizational alignment, manage complexity, and implement goals and changes. I was interested in Erik’s thoughts…
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…
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…
Last week we had a great opportunity to learn the “ins” and “outs” of health care costs from an expert in the area. David Hansen, CEO of United Healthcare was our featured speaker and had everyone captivated by the presentation and discussion. His opening question set the tone for the event – what does it…