One of the many things which make international travel worth everything is an inclination to live like a local. I totally dislike the approach in which people travel just for sightseeing without any aim to understanding the culture. If you want to travel the way it should be, you should...

Leaders who have great foresight know full well that victory, in any form and shape, is an ongoing process--not a one-time event. The most determined leaders believe that success is a metric that’s met over time. It’s a daily responsibility and an everyday commitment that’s wired around your very purpose....

We are conditioned to approach our lives as an individual endeavor and to try to always go it alone. But left to our own devices, we’re not very good at attaining our goals -- whether it’s setting out to learn a new language, write a book or get in shape....

In 2015, Jan Jones released a book titled: The CEO’s Secret Weapon.  The subtitle revealed exactly what she meant: How Great Leaders and their Assistants Maximize Productivity and Effectiveness.  While she makes a valid argument, let’s take this in a different direction. If you type How to be a good...

After writing nearly 200 columns for CEOWORLD Magazine, I reflect on what has changed the most over the years and what has stayed the same. The rapid pace of technological disruption, the global reshaping of industries, and new expectations for CEOs have transformed what it means to lead organizations. While...

I’d like to change the words of Peter Seeger's folk ballad from “Where have all the flowers gone?” to “Where have all the service professionals gone?” (If you’d like a musical backing track to accompany this article, here’s a link to Peter, Paul, and Mary’s version of the song.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgXNVA9ngx8 It seems I’m not...

Last week I had one of the most fulfilling episodes of my consulting career: A two-day immersive workshop with a Fortune 500 insurer designed to stress-test their corporate strategy. While specifics are private, I'd like to share a few thoughts this experience inspired. Corporate strategy is commonly understood as the...

I’ve been involved with many chartered yacht experiences over the years. It is an excellent and unforgettable experience that requires a lot of careful research to get right. Too many people don't spend the time looking into this process and may struggle to have a good time. Thankfully, I have...

High-performing peer advisory groups and top organizational teams have at least two common attributes: 1) An active Learning-Achieving Cycle and 2) An acute understanding of the power of celebration. Both are foundational to realizing Peernovation. So let's unpack their attributes and their relationship to one another so you can make...

During a recent conversation with executive coach Jen Thornton on our Peernovation podcast, we talked about learning and what it might mean to organizations and teams of all shapes and sizes if we could make learning cool again.  I use the word “again” because one of the scholars who did...

Bestselling author Craig Weber and I wrote an article recently where we talked about how today’s divisive US political climate, believe it or not, has found its way into the inner sanctum of the CEO peer advisory group. In one instance, it involved a group of CEOs who so prized...