Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. ~ Benjamin Franklin Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge As a CEO or top executive, have you ever had a board member, investor or advisor … Continue reading On Executive Management: The Best Advice You’re Not Taking
Category: Executive Management
On Executive Management: Building a Company of Geniuses
"There are a small number of people who have the very rare ability to see a new vision that will click with the world, without having to try it out: Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, to name a few. For every one of those, there are ten thousand bosses who think they are that good. And are … Continue reading On Executive Management: Building a Company of Geniuses
On Executive Management: The Art of Precision
PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows. ~ David Byrne Presentation skills are key. People who work for you represent your brand. You want them to present themselves - and represent you - in a certain … Continue reading On Executive Management: The Art of Precision
On Executive Management: Building a Culture of Greatness
If a picture is worth a thousand words, an experience is worth 1,000 pictures. ~ Bill Brooks What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I'm always fascinated when I see or hear of companies attempting to build a company culture by adding ping pong … Continue reading On Executive Management: Building a Culture of Greatness
On Executive Management: Good Profits vs. Bad Profits
Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that brings friends with them. ~ W. Edwards Deming You must never actually cheat the customer, even if you can. You must make her happy and satisfied so she will come back. ~ Alexander Turney Stewart In my … Continue reading On Executive Management: Good Profits vs. Bad Profits
Ronald Reagan on Executive Management
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere. ~ Ronald Reagan
On Executive Management: Courage Is What It Takes
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~ Winston Churchill
On Executive Management: A Heart to Help
He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help. ~ Abraham Lincoln
On Executive Management: Easy as 1 2 3
First, make yourself a reputation for being a creative genius. Second, surround yourself with partners who are better than you are. Third, leave them to get on with it. ~ David Ogilvy
Teddy Roosevelt On Executive Management
The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Steven Lee Elder 