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I find myself engaging in personal reflection more than ever lately. Thinking about the people I’ve encountered, the successes and failures I’ve had, and the fact that everyone I’ve ever met and everything I have ever done has brought me to this moment in time. While there is much that...

A popular consumer goods company needed a strategic transformation to find its place in the growing health and wellness segment. The board hired a new CEO to lead the charge – a solid start but that alone was not enough. To make the transformation successful, the top leadership team would...

Since the publication of my most recent book, Indispensable: Build and Lead A Company Can’t Live Without, last month, I have had the marvelous opportunity to discuss several of the key questions covered in the book with several fellow thought leaders. This 5-part article series captures the essence of those...

If you are an investor or executive leader at a company, particularly in the middle market, chances are you spend time sourcing candidates for the C-suite on a regular basis—as growth often demands leaders with specific skill sets along the trajectory. Of these candidates, and based on what we’ve been...

We were all fooled growing up in grade school. In your early years between the ages of 5 and 8, if your parents wanted to know whether you were considered ‘gifted’, you were given an Intelligence Quotient Test. Your score was, and still is, believed to be a valid indicator...

Being a leader can be hard at times, yet there are also many times when it can be straightforward. When you ask employees what they want from their leader, the answers are relatively consistent and simple. Georgetown University's, Associate Professor of Management, Christine Porath, found that respect tops the charts...

CEOs need to understand that the mainstream media news sources that they and their employees consume can kill them - or save them. That’s the fundamental insight of a powerful new study about the impact of watching either Sean Hannity’s news show Hannity or Tucker Carlson’s Tucker Carlson Tonight: one...

Like a dangerous hurricane being closely tracked, it’s coming, and we’ve known it.  Demographics.  Average retirement age.  The health of our economy.  They all point to a mass exodus of workforce talent over the next decade and an accompanying talent shortage looming on the horizon. With approximately 10,000 baby boomers...

Since the publication of my most recent book, Indispensable: Build and Lead A Company Can’t Live Without, last month, I have had the marvelous opportunity to discuss several of the key questions covered in the book with several fellow thought leaders. This 5-part article series captures the essence of those...

Family-owned businesses, more than 32 million strong, are the backbone of the U.S. economy. According to a February 2021 research report, family businesses employ over 83 million people in the U.S., and account for 54 percent of total private sector GDP. The survival and growth of these family firms is critical...