Tending to the Important
It’s all too easy to lose focus on the important tasks in our lives and to busy ourselves with seemingly urgent work. In the end, we pay for that in a big way. Here are some tips for fighting this common battle.
Posts Tagged ‘emotional intelligence’
Business Breathing
If only learning and teaching were as natural to us as breathing. But if you don’t keep learning and teaching in a significant manner, you’ll get less and less accomplished, and you’ll make less and less difference in the world.
The CEO’s Role in Selling – Bayside Solutions
It takes time to build relationships and hold face-to-face meetings. Learn how you can build strong client bonds by playing to your strengths, from the experiences of Bob Klotz, CEO of Bayside Solutions, a staffing firm.
Using Pure Brain Power
The executive’s life today is full of interruptions and distractions. But the one tool we all possess remains the most powerful, even though no new hardware is available.
When is the Right Time to Come Clean?
All businesses encounter problems from time to time. But when really bad news is staring you in the face, how much should you share and when?
The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions have a developed a reputation for being brutal, callous and indifferent about the people involved. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A good outcome, for both parties, requires both sides to treat each other well.
To Serve or to Lead?
The CEO leads and their underlings serve them. Or at least, that’s the traditional business paradigm. Back in 1982, Robert Greenleaf wrote a book that turned this structure on its head.
Staying Sane when Things Go Wrong
All CEOs are confronted with tough situations from time to time. But keeping a productive mindset is a big step toward solving – or even dealing with – your problems.
The Overly Optimistic Entrepreneur – Sitoa Corporation
Cal Lai, CEO of Sitoa Corporation, found out that risk and reward are always paired: high reward opportunities have high risk. Consider how extreme optimism and enthusiasm for a start-up can affect your personal life.
The Secret Plan: Listen, Think and Learn
Too often we favor our own ideas, to our detriment. Here’s my secret plan: ask, listen and learn as a first step in most things. But my listen and learn secret plan can be difficult to follow.
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).