“From CEO to OUT: How a CEO’s Worst Nightmare Can Become a Reality” – A Must-Read for Business Owners and CEOs

“From CEO to OUT: How a CEO’s Worst Nightmare Can Become a Reality” – A Must-Read for Business Owners and CEOs

It happened again last week! A friend of a friend was ousted from her position as CEO of a company she jointly owned, going from CEO to out of work in a day… A complete shock to her as there was no indication this was even under consideration. And it’s not the first...
Building a High-Performing Board of Directors: Key Qualities to Look for in Board Members

Building a High-Performing Board of Directors: Key Qualities to Look for in Board Members

Many companies, especially smaller ones, are neglecting an extremely valuable resource – the board – believing, quite wrongly, that the board of directors and board meetings are simply about statutory compliance and are costly in terms of time and money. Nothing is...
Are You Running Your Business or Leading It?

Are You Running Your Business or Leading It?

We often use the terms running your business and leading your business interchangeably, but they’re actually very different. Typically, an entrepreneur will start out running the business as it grows from a 1-person operation, but if they’re still trying to run it...
How a Board Enables Faster and More Sustainable Growth For Businesses of All Sizes – Small to Large

How a Board Enables Faster and More Sustainable Growth For Businesses of All Sizes – Small to Large

Speaking last week with a couple of business owners, it became clear that in both these cases they were missing a great resource that could really work with them to be more profitable, and have faster and more sustainable growth, while reducing their stress levels,...
Essential Skills of a Top Team as Your Business Grows

Essential Skills of a Top Team as Your Business Grows

As a business grows, so do the complexities of leadership and the essential skills requirements of the top team – a team comprising both the executive leadership (C-Suite) and the board. Too often, the founders continue as they started – trying to do it all themselves...
7 Biggest CEO Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

7 Biggest CEO Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Being a CEO can be tough – as the old adage goes, “It’s lonely at the top.” Yet some CEOs lead really successful businesses and do so wherever they are. How do they achieve this? Simply, by learning about best practices, and following these, while avoiding the CEO...