Vistage Economic Summit with Brian Beaulieu
We pulled off our first ever Vistage Economic Summit here in Honolulu this week. It was a collaborative effort and a TON of hard work. The feedback so far? More than 125 CEOs and Business Leaders...
View ArticleSmall Business Thinks Big About Recruiting
The tight labor market is forcing the CEOs in my peer group to work harder to recruit and retain employees. In addition to increased attention to hiring and on-boarding, employers are trying to...
View ArticleHire and Retain Difference-Making Top Talent
I brought in thought-leader Severin Sorensen to speak to my CEO peer group today. Severin really inspires me personally, and true to form, he really wowed the group. When you hire difference-making top...
View ArticleAsset Protection for CEOs and Business Owners in Hawaii
I brought Ariel Enisman to Honolulu this week to speak to my CEO peer group. Ariel is an attorney and advocate for small and medium business (SMB) owners and CEOs. Ariel absolutely nailed this...
View ArticleTop HR Metrics Honolulu CEOs Want To See
The other day I was talking with a few of the CEOs in my CEO peer group here in Honolulu about measuring their HR departments. There was a consensus around a few ”must haves” from the HR department....
View ArticleIs Your Company’s DNA a Wandering Generality or a Meaningful Specific?
And speaking of the richest man in the world… I recently stumbled on a great book on Amazon. It’s called “The Pumpkin Plan“. It’s a bit of a 23andMe test for entrepreneurial business owners. Why the...
View ArticleHow Honolulu CEOs Know When Top Talent Is About to Quit
It’s no secret that unemployment is at rock bottom these days. Here in Honolulu it’s below 2% which basically means that everyone that can work has a job — and now that even includes many people who...
View ArticleDISC Assessment Is For the Birds.
While the DISC behavioral test might be a perfectly fine assessment of behavioral styles in the academic world, the CEOs in my CEO peer group here in Honolulu are convinced it’s a waste of time for...
View ArticleHow to be the Babe Ruth of Business Leaders
I finally got around to reading Warren Buffet’s February 24th letter to his shareholders recently. You can read the entire annual letter here. Or click here for the highlights from an interview on...
View ArticleMy New Book!
And in other news… I wrote a book. No, it’s not a business book. It’s more of a bedtime story I wrote for my daughter. I started it when she was 10. Figuring I’d need six months to pump it out, I gave...
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