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Chief Executive Boards International Latest Posts
Can You Spot Improvement Opportunities Just by Looking?
I recently posted an article, "You Can Observe a Lot Just by Watching", asserting that you could just look around your company (or a supplier's or customer's company) and observe signs of operational excellence (or lack thereof).This can be taken one more level -- into some simple analytical... Read more...
Published 6 days ago
"You Can Observe a Lot Just by Watching"
Yogi Berra, one of the great philosophers of modern times, once said: "You can observe a lot just by watching." Are you regularly applying that lesson to your business?I believe there are some readily observable indicators of excellence (or lack thereof) in almost every business. Ask any woman... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago
Attention to Detail -- Can You Measure It, and is It Important?
Murrel Karsh, a member of Chief Executive Boards International, offered a great idea to his fellow board members at a recent meeting. Murrel is President of Windy City Fieldhouse, Chicago's Premier Team Building & Entertainment Company. It's hard to find good help. We do what we can to screen... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
Is Your Company's Reason for Being Increasing or Decreasing?
My wife heard a radio commercial from Best Buy this week, saying "If you buy your GPS at Best Buy, we'll teach you how to use it before you leave the store." Brilliant!! At last, a reason to buy something at a retail store! Frankly, I've become seriously concerned about the future of retailing.... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
Do I Harvest It or Step It Up? A Key Question to Consider
A discussion at a recent meeting of Chief Executive Boards International focused on an essential strategic question that business owners can't ignore. A member was talking about taking a big project which would have stepped his business up from $4 million to almost $7 million. He had already... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
What Have You Done for Me Lately?
I had a curious experience last week while on my way to facilitate a meeting of Chief Executive Boards International. When we landed in Tampa, the Captain came on the intercom and said "Thank you for flying American Airlines today. We're pleased to have provided another on-time arrival. We're at... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them
I came across an interesting quote that essentially sums up the value of membership in Chief Executive Boards International (CEBI):"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert EinsteinEinstein's point was that anyone's knowledge and... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
The Upwardly Mobile Monkey
I was reminded of the "other" monkey parable at a recent national Summit of Chief Executive Boards International. Here's a link to the first one: http://www.chiefexecutiveblog.com/2008/02/parable-of-monkeys-persistence-of.html This article has to do with upward organizational mobility of monkeys.... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
Is Employee Ownership the Key to Retaining Key Employees?
Will a "piece of the action" be effective in retaining key employees? Will "skin in the game" step up their commitment and dedication? This is an ongoing topic in Chief Executive Boards International member meetings. Business owners wrestle regularly with the question of whether minority... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
Competing Against Time
I first heard George Stalk, at the time a Boston Consulting Group Director, speak about time-based competitiveness in 1990. This was shortly after his article "Time -- The Next Source of Competitive Advantage" won the 1989 McKinsey award for the best Harvard Business Review Article of the Year... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
Ignore the Scope Definition -- Pay the Price
Ever had a project that wildly exceeded your estimates of either cost, time, or both? There are lots of reasons that happens. In my experience, however, one of the most prevalent is failure to define the scope of the project before starting, and then finding that you're too far down the road to... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
Are You in Leadership Gridlock?
Another recurring theme in Chief Executive Boards International meetings is the difficulty of developing successors and subordinate leaders. In working with mid-sized businesses over the long term, it's not uncommon to see a syndrome I call "leadership gridlock". This generally happens over a... Read more...
Published 3 months ago
