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And Just When I Thought Things Were Going So Well.

by Pete Michaels | Nov 11, 2015 | Decision-Making | 0 comments

Has your company been sailing along creating revenues and profits that may have been of record proportions only to take an unforeseen turn for the worse? One of my CEO members experienced this recently.  At the last monthly meeting of his peer group business was...

Trends: What’s Happening In Your Industry?

by Pete Michaels | Apr 24, 2015 | Economy | 0 comments

In my CEO peer advisory groups this month I had them talk with one another about trends. Specifically I was interested in trends in their industry that may either be to their advantage or may be harmful.  I posed three questions: 1) What needs to change for your...

What Recovery? – How business owners view today’s economy

by Pete Michaels | Oct 9, 2013 | Economy | 0 comments

Have you started to feel the positive effects of the economic recovery?  What recovery, you may ask.  Well, you are not alone.  A recent survey of small business owners (loosely defined as privately-held companies with revenues under $20 million) indicates most are...

When Is It Time For Me To Go? – How do I know when it’s time to exit my business?

by Pete Michaels | Sep 30, 2013 | Leadership | 0 comments

A recent Forbes article by Robert Sher used Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer’s announcement to step down to ask the question, when is it time for a privately-held company CEO to do the same.  What are the signs that you should pay attention to that tell you it may be...

How Well Known Is Your Brand? – Set yourself apart from your competition

by Pete Michaels | Sep 16, 2013 | Decision-Making | 0 comments

How do you differentiate your company from your competition?  That was the question posed by David Avrin, The Visibility Coach, to my private advisory board of CEOs.  His presentation “It’s Not Who You Know, It’s Who Knows You”, emphasized creating a message that sets...
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