There Are Things You Can Do to Reduce Employee Turnover High turnover is something many companies are dealing with right now, especially these days. Even in standard times, some organizations always experience some level of employee turnover–and that can be...
Internal Candidates are Your Best Bet–Unless it’s Time for a Strategic Shakeup. If you serve on a company’s board–whether it’s a startup or a larger, public company–you’ll face the prospect of CEO selection someday. There are...
What Does Your View of a Work-Life Balance Look Like? When I have conversations about entrepreneurial companies with bankers, it’s pretty common to hear bankers look down on some businesses as “just a lifestyle business.” The bankers are saying that...
As a Leader, are You Overmanaging? A leadership concept that goes back about 60 years is called Theory X versus Theory Y. Leaders typically fall into one of these two management styles. If you believe in Theory X, it means you don’t trust the people who work for...
We wanted to share with you the top 5 most widely read blog posts of 2021. This year continued to be challenging for everyone, and at The CEO Project, we have tried to encourage our members to focus on their ability to THRIVE. Our blog is created and published by our...
How to Handle C Players in Your Organization The next lazy CEO management secret is about organizational role players, specifically C players. When we work with people in peer groups, we do have them rate the people that work for them. And when we see a report card,...