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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...

Why Communication Is So Important: Do Your Stories Get In The Way Of You Being Effective?

by Pete Michaels | Jan 21, 2015 | Leadership | 0 comments

As I lead my two CEO peer groups I learn as much as my members, whether it is in a one-to-one executive coaching session or in our all day monthly meeting. Here is an example. In a recent one-to-one my member was sharing his financials with me and venting that his...

Leadership Lessons: Learning From Nelson Mandela and Daniel Goleman – Tips To Being A Better Leader

by Pete Michaels | Jul 15, 2014 | Leadership | 0 comments

In a BloombergBusinessweek article by Nicholas Pearce he cited three characteristics that made Nelson Mandela a respected and influential leader. #1 – Leadership is behavioral, not positional One can lead without a formal title. Mandela only served as President...

The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives: Characteristics You Should Avoid As A Leader

by Pete Michaels | Jul 8, 2014 | Leadership | 0 comments

“Why Smart Executives Fail” is a book written by Sydney Finkelstein, a Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Eric Jackson, a contributor to Forbes.com, summarized the book about the common habits exhibited among the senior...

Are You Mindful? What Companies Like Google and Apple Do To Help Their Employees Focus

by Pete Michaels | May 5, 2014 | Human Resource | 0 comments

Do you often feel distracted, unable to focus on what is important? In a recent article in the Harvard Business Review (HBR) Professor Bill George wrote about Developing Mindful Leaders for the C-Suite. The point of the article was to share how major corporations like...
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