Some years ago it was suggested that humans can go only three minutes without air, three days without water, and perhaps three weeks without food – but only three hours …
How I Spend My Time: One Entrepreneur’s Answer
Editor’s Note: Every quarter we assemble a small group of CEOs and top executives, and ask them the same questions. The answers offer insights into the strategies and processes that …
How to Double Your Market Share in 400 Easy Steps
A few years ago, Ace Hardware had about 3 percent of the U.S.’s market share for paint. It represented a significant part of the organization’s overall business, but the leadership …
Is it Time to Hire a CFO?
To hire or not to hire (a CFO), that is the question A colleague of mine at the Center for Values-Driven Leadership was recently approached by some CEOs with the …
Creating a Business that’s Optimized for Personal Growth and a Thriving Culture: Blink UX
By all outward signs, business was booming at Blink UX, a Seattle-based user experience research and digital product design firm: 287 percent growth in three years, with 53% in 2013 …
Should I Get Rid of Titles? Advice from Jim Collins & Others
An increasing number of businesses, including Blink (a Digital Product Design firm we profiled here) are moving away from employee titles. “We realized that most titles are non-informative to outsiders,” …
Advice for the Workaholic Boss: It’s “Hans” Time!
In my corporate days, no one left the office before their boss did. If a recent article in the Wall Street Journal by work and family columnist Sue Shellenbarger is …
Wisdom & Sass: The Words & Insights of Women that Inspire Us, for International Women’s Day
On March 8, the world will celebrate International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. To mark the day, we …
Rigorous Thinking for Making Tough Calls: How I Do It
Editor’s Note: At the Center, we support and celebrate executives who are leading values-driven organizations. We also like to hear from these executives, as we believe their stories and experiences …