Recently, I was a guest on the podcast In Sync with Linda Martin. During our conversation, which won’t be available for several more weeks, Linda asked me about the number of leaders who still operate from a position of "What have you done for me lately?" We discussed it from...

During my work with CEO Forums, visibility has found its way to the forefront of many recent conversations about how group members can maximize the value of their experience together. When I ask the CEOs to talk about how they want to benefit from the group over the next 12...

A great deal of emphasis is placed on training Peer Advisory Group Chairs and Forum Leaders – as it should be. These amazing individuals bear a tremendous responsibility as coaches and confidants to CEOs and their key executives worldwide. They work to make their groups “greater than the sum of...

All too often, people think of groups as a “lesser than” form of a team. Someone will comment, “They’re just a group; they don’t work together as a team!” The reality is that groups and teams exist for very different reasons. A Group convenes to help its members achieve their...

Many years ago, the owner of a Florida-based advertising agency told me a story about her daughter’s soccer team that I’ll never forget. As the story goes, her daughter wasn't thrilled with how the coach led the team, so she began to share her feelings with her teammates. As she lobbied others to...

On July 26th, the Summer Olympics will hold its opening ceremony in Paris. If you’re wondering what stadium was selected to host this event, you’re asking the wrong question because it’s not being held in a stadium at all. The City of Lights will serve as the venue. The vision...

Last week, in my CEOWORLD Magazine piece, The Best CEO Forum Hack? Preparation., I shared that most CEOs participating in forums or peer advisory groups admit to being woefully unprepared for their forum meetings. I stated that preparation is the number 1 hack because it not only helps CEOs bring...

When I began leading workshops for CEO forums in late 2016, most groups displayed a check-in sheet on an easel, which included sections to note how each member felt on a scale of 1-10 in business, personal, and health. The check-in also included enough space to note whatever challenge, opportunity,...

I recently delivered a one-hour Expert Insight for REF Global on LinkedIn Live titled Collective Intelligence: The Intersection of Servant Leadership and Innovation. In preparing for this talk, I reflected on my relationship with Mr. Clifford Boatner – my high school math teacher. Mr. Boatner was particularly relevant to me...

There are moments in life that happen to countless people every day, yet when they happen to us, they are unique. The birth of a child, the death of a loved one, or a job interview that may be just another meeting on the calendar for the employees scheduled to...

In my work with high-performing groups/teams and the people who lead them, I stand on the shoulders of countless scholars – Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner, Peter Senge, Jim Collins, Dave Logan, Amy Edmondson, and numerous others. Among them, two stand a little taller than the others, at least as...

About 30 years ago, at my daughter’s childcare center, the teachers invited a woman dressed as a witch to join in a Halloween celebration with the little ones. When the “witch” arrived on the scene, she was apparently a bit too authentic for some of the preschoolers, which sparked an...

When I first began leading workshops for CEO forums, many of which were together for 10+ years, I would ask members to rate the psychological safety of the group on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest). Not surprisingly, every one of these groups ranked themselves a 10. Of...

When a new year begins, we think of it as a fresh start. It's when we claim we will break negative habits, replace them with positive ones, and set goals for the year. Sixty days (or what seems like 5 minutes) later, we may be off track. On one hand,...

CEO peer advisory groups and forums convene to help their members become better leaders and run healthier companies. The members engage in an active learning environment that prizes psychological safety and confidentiality so they can freely draw upon each other’s various perspectives and rich experiences. Sharing opportunities or challenges in...