A guaranteed way to improve meetings
To improve meetings, start from the end. At the end of each meeting, ask the participants to rate it. Over time, the meetings you run will improve.
Jim Whitehurst of Red Hat shares his best leadership advice
“The mistake that young CEOs make is they feel like they need to grow up,” says Jim Whitehurst, president and CEO of Red Hat, the world’s largest open source software company. Read on for his best management advice on the three levels of leadership.
Weekly reports: small to do, big for success
Improve management team cohesion with weekly progress reports. When you do this, team meetings become more effective as you can concentrate on cooperation and forward-looking topics.
Indu Navar: Women! Network that female power
How we can get more women CEO’s and founders? Silicon Valley entrepreneur Indu Navar challenges women to network. Women helping one another actively drives progress. Women rising to leadership positions benefits everyone: it helps both the ecosystem and the economy.
First time CEO, go conquer the world!
If you are a first-time CEO, you have many strengths! You do the impossible, learn faster, get challenged and work hard. Go out and build a fantastic, scalable, sustainable business!
Why being a CEO is a wonderful job
Your hands are on the steering wheel. You own your timetable and priorities, have control over interactions, learn about yourself and exert a positive influence.
Indu Navar: Facing your fears: fake it till you make it
When you are a young shy startup CEO, how do you face your fears of being in front of people? Here is how Indu Navar did it. She wrote herself a script, memorized it and became confident in telling her story.
How the role of the board reflects on the CEO
The board of directors of a company has three main responsibilities. 1) The board appoints the CEO. 2) They continually assess the CEO. 3) The board ensures proper governance. How do these reflect on the CEO?
Why being a CEO is such a lonely hard job
Being a CEO is a lonely hard job. You are a Single Point of Failure. If you fail, the company suffers. Great CEOs help make the world a better place. But the upsides come with downsides. There is a price you have to pay for being a CEO.
Indu Navar: Women CEOs: Forget the pinstripes
The ten steps to becoming a successful female CEO: Follow your dream and concentrate on the opportunities. Learn a new level of assertiveness, clarity and focus and be the woman you are.
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