Tag Archives: Leadership

Ungoverned Spaces

Posted on August 31, 2014 by

The world at the moment seems a mess.  Lot’s of despair and difficulty — and the news is laden with diplomatic and military discussions of Ungoverned Spaces — and the dissatisfaction and dissent that flourishes in them. That got me … Continue reading →

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Building An Advisory Board

Posted on June 1, 2014 by

I was asked by a friend to help his team think through how to create an Advisory Board.  Here goes: –  Don’t ask friends, customers or vendors (bankers, CPA’s, suppliers) to serve as Board members — you already have access … Continue reading →

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Managing Growth

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

This post comes from a question I responded to yesterday as a panelist at a CEO conference in NYC.  The audience, all CEO’s of PE funded growth companies, asked “what tips do you have for managing acceleration of growth”.  I … Continue reading →

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What I look for (and look out for) in Business Leaders

Posted on January 1, 2014 by

Over the holidays I caught up on some business reading — and included in all these were some obligatory thoughts on the traits great leaders should possess.  Lots of the usual stuff — people skills, charisma, transparency, consistency, etc. Those … Continue reading →

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Best Business Statements – 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

I’m fortunate in that I have a lot of discretionary time to spend working with, and listening to, some very smart people.  As a relentless note taker I often write down some of the things I’m fortunate enough to hear … Continue reading →

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Why Marissa Mayer is Right…

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Marissa Mayer and her leadership team at Yahoo! made news (and waves) last week by announcing to all the Yahoo’ers  that the Company was abandoning the typical tech staffing model of “distance working” (whether home-based or alternate geography-based) and returning … Continue reading →

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The New Rules for Doug

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

I spend a lot of time working with small businesses trying to help their leaders create a better tomorrow.  For the most part I find this enjoyable – I get to work on interesting problems, with interesting people.  Sometimes, however, … Continue reading →

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