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The Three Qualities a CEO Must Have to Succeed
CEOs and diamonds are a lot alike: Most are flawed in some way, all are hardened and formed under crushing pressures and intense heat, and they are judged by degrees of quality. We’ve perfected the art...
View ArticleWhy CEOs Run The Modern Company With Blindfolds On
Like any connected professional, CEOs are inundated with data, but their internal intelligence is falling short according to a survey by business management software company Khorus (where I am CEO)....
View Article7 CEOs Weigh In: What Surprised You Most About The CEO Role?
My mission as a long-time CEO is to help both current and aspiring chief executives better prepare for and execute the role, and is the reason I wrote my new book just released today: “The CEO...
View Article7 CEOs Reveal Lessons Learned as a Chief Executive
In my last article, seven technology CEOs divulged what surprised them most about the CEO role when they first got to the chair (see this post to read their bios as well). In this second part of my...
View Article7 CEOs Give Advice to First-Timers
“There are absolutely no free lunches in being a first-time CEO,” says Alan Knitowski, CEO of Phunware, in answer to my question for the third and last installation of this CEO advice series, “What...
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Three Ways Companies Can End Holiday Budget Hell
Every year at this time many companies begin a torturous process of trying to finalize an annual budget. Often this process bleeds well into the first quarter, leaving companies in limbo during the...
View ArticleHow To Gauge An Organization’s Maturity
The way an executive team speaks and acts can tell you a lot about the maturity of an organization. I frequently sit in on high-level meetings at other companies, and I can always tell when I’m dealing...
View ArticleWhat Are The Right Criteria For Selecting A New CEO?
Selecting a new CEO is the most important thing a board does. Choose the right one and everything else will be easier. Choose the wrong one, however, and it can be a catastrophe. Here’s how to select...
View ArticleThe Accidental CEO: Do You Have What It Takes?
The path to becoming a CEO is not always a direct one. Many people think it’s just the next rung up the corporate ladder, but for others, getting the role is serendipitous. Perhaps, like politicians,...
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CEOs Say Culture Is Foundational To Success
A recent McKinsey Global Survey found that spending time on culture is one of the key practices of executives who effectively transition into a C-suite role (the others were communicating priorities,...
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