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Why is an organization of 100 people so different than an organization of 20 people?...

For most businesses, two triangles represent the functional areas of the business: Shareholders – Employees...

Effective CEOs understand that they work through people and thus communication is vital. Outside of...

A simple way to think about culture is this: would an A-Player want to work...

Why is it important to have a thriving culture? Culture drives performance and comes directly...

What do LeBron James, Roger Federer, and Tom Brady have in common? They strive to...

Before starting American CEO Peer Groups, I was part of a group myself called Inc....

As I wrote about previously, one of the main responsibilities of a CEO is to make...

I’ve covered this topic in-depth on this blog, but if you want to read a...

I just published the second article for this series in my Forbes column: The Resource Allocation...

What exactly does a CEO do? You may have asked this question whether you are...

The breadth of issues new CEOs are forced to deal with on a daily basis...

I’ve recently discussed how CEOs need to own the vision and provide the proper resources. Another key responsibility...

I recently discussed how important building the culture is to maximizing performance. The CEO must also take...

Podcast Episode #251: Joel Trammell  Hosted by Ryan Tansom What makes an amazing CEO? Today’s...

Strategy is probably the single most talked about area of business. Academics like Michael Porter...

“I actually interview everyone at SpaceX personally. And we’re a 500-person company, so that’s a...

What do you do if one of your star performers is a colossal jerk? You...

Product manager – It’s the one individual role that best prepares people to be a CEO....

Strong cultures are built upon the diversity of thought and perspective. Cultivating a shared focus...