What would you reveal about the future direction of your company or a specific employee? If big changes are in the wind – M&A, reduction in force, or outright sale – here are some specific suggestions on how the CEO and their top team should deal with disclosure.
What is “Gravitas” and how is it conveyed by CEOs in a business situations?
E-mail is a great convenience, but it’s completely one-way. This can create havoc in your business infrastructure. Here are some of the biggest e-mail mistakes, most of which can be avoided by the original and most powerful form of communication.
As leaders, we get our most important work done through others. The executive composer is writing the music for many compositions simultaneously, and watching them play out every day. Here are seven commonalities that can help the executive communicator get better results in all areas.
There are many ways to do this, and many points of view, but this is the process I use(d) in my company and find works quite well. View my presentation slides on this topic.
There’s plenty for CEOs to worry about, but panic won’t help you or your employees. You may not be able to “fix” all the weakness in your ecosystem, but you most certainly can create backup plans and contingency plans that will mitigate the damage.
E-mail is easy, but it can be a blessing or a curse. Sometimes relying on the quick fix of email is a mistake. Here are the common abuses and the communication alternatives that can serve you better.
There are major benefits in getting to know your competitors on a personal level. Leave your preconceptions at the door and engage with them as people. You have little to lose and a great deal to gain.
Since all business dealings are communications of one kind or another, skills in that area become doubly important. Chuck Smith, CEO of SBC West, demonstrates key elements of the art of communication.
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).