Leadership Training TutorialsAnthony F. Smith asked: Over the past few months, amid the release of corporate proxies and income tax filing deadlines, national newspapers of note ran their annual “special reports†on executive pay. Besides examining the annual compensation packages of CEOs of many high-profile public companies, the articles, for the most part, defined the new SEC-mandated […]
Donald Mitchell asked: Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it and above all accurately so they will be guided by its light. -Joseph Pulitzer All of our communication eggs for the 400 Year Project (demonstrating the feasibility and encouraging people […]
Michael Mercer, Ph.d. asked: In this holiday season, people love to receive gifts. Well, what gifts would your company’s CEO love to receive from you? Here are seven “gifts†you really need to go all out to give your CEO, according to Michael Mercer, Ph.D., a consultant and book author in Barrington, IL. As the […]
Kerrie Halmi asked: One obstacle that women create for themselves in Corporate America is not asking for what they need. At a conference I attended, a female CEO told the story of how when she became CEO, the men lined up outside her office to ask her to be their mentor. She said not one […]
Leigh Bailey asked: “Don’t run for office. You are already elected.†Jack Welch “Collaboration across boundaries is fundamentally different.†Carly Fiorina Executive leadership teams, the groups of senior level executives –typically led by the CEO—that drive an organization, have a substantial effect on the company’s culture, work environment, strategic direction, and productivity. A well- or […]
Steven Sonsino asked: A decline in a company’s financial position may be the fastest way a chief executive can lose his or her job, as the global credit crunch has shown. But it’s easy to forget that several other factors can be just as threatening to the person at the top. Some of them may […]