by Pete Michaels | Jul 12, 2016 | Leadership |
Delegating is not about ordering your employees to do something. Think empowering. One of the most important reasons employees remain with their company is because they have been given responsibility. You can think of this as the ability to make decisions AND to make...
by Pete Michaels | Jun 10, 2016 | Leadership |
Many of you hold regular meetings either with your staff or certainly with your management team. And there is probably an annual multi-day strategic planning retreat on the calendar as well. How many times have you been in a meeting like this or reflected on it...
by Pete Michaels | May 7, 2016 | Health |
I have always said that my CEO members are among the busiest people on the planet. And I’m sure that is true with anyone running their own business. However, this week it seemed to be a theme in our one-to-ones, our monthly 90-minute meeting in my...
by Pete Michaels | Apr 15, 2016 | Sales & Marketing |
One of my favorite sources of relevant business information is the American Express OPEN Forum. Below is an article on branding authored by Mike Michalowicz, founder and owner of Profit First Professionals, an assembly of the most elite accountants, bookkeepers and...
by Pete Michaels | Mar 25, 2016 | Leadership |
I love teaching moments, times when I can share a learning with someone. This month it happened twice in two different situations. The first was during a one-to-one coaching session. Actually it was a two-to-one since both owners of the business wanted to use their...
by Pete Michaels | Jan 20, 2016 | Culture |
Below is an excerpt from a November 13, 2015, article appearing in the Open Forum on americanexpress.com and written by freelance journalist Geoff Williams. He has some suggestions on how to duplicate your best employees. I know that the CEO members in my two peer...
by Pete Michaels | Jan 10, 2016 | Leadership |
Here is an article by Jeff Boss, entrepreneur, executive coach, author and speaker that appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine. It highlights how working with an independent business coach can help you run your business more successfully. If you would like a complimentary...
by Pete Michaels | Dec 11, 2015 | Culture |
In my CEO peer advisory groups my intention is very clear…to connect all the members as human beings and not as CEOs. When this happens in a group, like your leadership team, a trust builds up and people become more transparent, willing to share things they...
by Pete Michaels | Nov 26, 2015 | Leadership |
One of our speakers joking asked my members “if you think you are a leader but you turn around and no one is there, are you one?” Dictionary.com defines a leader as “a person or thing that leads.” But what does “lead” mean? The...
by Pete Michaels | Nov 11, 2015 | Decision-Making |
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...
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