CEOs: Aside from all the day-to-day duties you encounter, what is the biggest barrier you face? I hope it’s not battling with your COO! In business, CEOs and COOs have distinct responsibilities. An oversimplified explanation I’ve seen again and again is, “CEOs are in charge of where...
CEOs and business owners: If you had to identify the most debilitating challenge in your business environment, what would it be? There are many to choose from! In meeting with business leaders, I’ve found some similarities in their answers as well as differences. Sometimes, this depends...
In business, no two companies have the same exact goals. Sure, overarching objectives like “revenue” or “acquisition/retention” exist. But, there are unique, underlying objectives that define what success means to a CEO. That means, not every COO can fit the bill for a company’s needs. I’ve...
It’s not uncommon for a COO to come in and serve as a “crisis management” expert. The truth is, they can be so much more than that....
CEOs: If you’re not achieving your idea of “success,” what’s stopping you? This is a loaded question, because a lot of CEOs—more than you’d think—haven’t actually defined what success means to THEM. Not their competition, not their staff, not even others who have a stake in...
How can you actually make progress towards your objectives if you don’t have a firm grasp on the end goal? The simple answer is, you can’t....
To some, the term development is scary because it’s associated with government spending. Although development efforts do require money, their result should be a positive gain in tax revenue from smarter, better-equipped residents who are creating and filling valuable jobs and business. This is the third article in...
Picture a young girl with dreams of owning her own business. Her family doesn’t have the means to pay for private school or hire coaches. She’s curious and motivated, but isn’t sure how to pursue her dreams of starting a business and lacks the money...
The temperature is dropping, leaves are falling, and the holidays are right around the corner. As we’re scrambling to accomplish the tasks left on our to-do lists for the year, it’s hard not to think about shopping. From advertisements telling us what we need to...
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” - Theodore Roosevelt In a time when it seems hard to agree on anything -- one thing we all can agree on is our desire to improve our quality of life. Regardless of how nice...