Leaders at all levels in growing companies need to make every minute count. Meetings can be a great way to make decisions and draw upon the collective wisdom of a team. They can also be colossal time wasters if run poorly. If you are concerned that your company’s meetings are not as productive as they should be, try to adopt this bill of rights for meetings. Feel free to adapt it to the needs of your organization.
CEOs must carefully assess the gap between expectations and reality, whether it’s taking a new CEO position or buying a company. Learn from Tom Oliver at CoolSystems who worked his way through a difficult situation he walked into.
Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He was chief executive of Bentley Publishing Group from 1984 to 2006 and steered the firm to become a leading player in its industry (decorative art publishing).