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Save Your Breath: Why Verbal Education Only Does Half The Job
Recently I co-hosted a C-Suite workshop with Grant Goodwin, the bright mind behind AllRoads. I asked Grant to elaborate on a few of the concepts he shared in the workshop. Here is a bit more detail...
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Your Best Asset Is Going To Waste: Get Your Knowledge Working For You
Recently I co-hosted a C-Suite workshop with Grant Goodwin, the bright mind behind AllRoads. I asked Grant to elaborate on a few of the concepts he shared in the workshop. Here is a bit more detail...
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Why Doesn’t Your Corporate Website Get Any Attention?
Recently I co-hosted a C-Suite workshop with Grant Goodwin, the bright mind behind AllRoads. I asked Grant to elaborate on a few of the concepts he shared in the workshop. Here is a bit more detail...
View ArticleWhat’s the Advantage of a CEO Peer Group?
I recently asked my CEO Peer Group, “How has our group impacted you?” Here are a few of the answers I received: It’s re-energized me to work on (not ‘in’) my business. It’s given me great tools and...
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Gerry O’Brion and the Importance of “Because”…
Gerry O’Brion (What Big Brands Know) talks to my CEO Peer Group about the “Because” I recently brought in Gerry O’Brion (What Big Brands Know) to speak to my CEO Peer Group. He immediately grabbed the...
View ArticleThis Game Offers Great Insight Into Leadership
I recently did a fascinating exercise with a room full of CEOs. It was a game, but it really offered great insight into how each person in the room performs as a leader. Here’s the game: Five people...
View ArticleGetting the Candidate to Say “Yes” to Your Job Offer
Isn’t it frustrating to spend all that time looking for the right person, sifting through countless resumes and interviewing candidate after candidate…only to have them reject your job offer? You...
View ArticleBulletproof Employee Onboarding
Here is a simple tool you can use to improve your employee onboarding process. You already know that employee onboarding is extremely important if your organization is going to be successful. A good...
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A New Group for Key Executives
Peer Groups Can Help You Navigate Those Touch Decisions hi! I’m in the process of launching a new group for Key Executives. Several of the members in my CEO peer group have been asking me to provide...
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Building Relationships That Enhance Peak Performance and Productivity
My Key Executive group is off and running with a fantastic presentation from Stephanie Shippers. Stephanie Shippers works with the group on building relationships that enhance performance Stephanie...
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Vistage Economic Summit with Brian Beaulieu
Yesterday I got back from Los Angeles where I had the opportunity to see Brian Beaulieu speak. Brian was awesome. The event was packed. Standing room only. The topic was “How to prepare your company...
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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...
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Hire 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...
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Asset 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...
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Top 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....
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Is 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...
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How 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...
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DISC 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...
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How 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...
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