Senior leadership teams spend way too much time with each other
It’s useless to just spend all your time with people like yourself, and it’s definitely not strategic. Continue Reading
CEOs
CEO trust is in the toilet
… ultimately, though, how surprising is this and how much does it matter? Continue Reading
Do leadership competencies have to include “being an asshole?”
The Myth of Steve Jobs. Continue Reading
Will CEO responsibilities ever really shift?
If VUCA is real and disruption is near, then shouldn’t CEOs be viewed differently — and/or chasing new targets? Yes. But this isn’t happening as much as it should. Continue Reading
The C-Suite won’t read your white paper, no
One of the bigger things that makes me gag on my latest Chipotle burrito is when I go chase some freelance clients and someone tells me their website and associated content has a ‘C-Suite audience’ or ‘appeals to the C-Suite’ or… Continue Reading
On the hiring vs. efficiency schism
What I am about to write is by no means scientific. I don’t have a lot of facts to back it up or anything. It’s mostly anecdotal from a series of places I’ve worked. Apologies in advance that this isn’t… Continue Reading
Senior business leaders mostly fear incompetence. Cue the trickle-down.
Cool story here on “what CEOs are afraid of,” based on data from 116 CEOs and other executives (including 27 in-depth interviews afterwards). 116 isn’t a lot of people by any means — there are over 2 million CEOs/top executives in… Continue Reading
How old and experienced is an average CEO?
In the fall of 2012, I had a semi-interesting conversation with a kid I was going to graduate school with. At the time, I think I was 31; the other person in question was 24. We were both males. The… Continue Reading