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CEO Corner

Hard-won insights from 13+ years in Vistage rooms with CEOs and senior leaders — on culture, communication, delegation, decision-making, and what it actually takes to lead.

By Jed Daly · 16 posts · 2017–2019

Leadership March 2019

Are You 'In the Box'?

Leadership, self-deception, and the second job no one is paying your people to do.

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Leadership February 2019

Do You Want to Be Liked? Or Do You Want to Be Respected?

Go for respect. The liking may follow. Go for liked, and you'll likely end up with neither.

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Culture January 2019

Oops. I Made a Mistake.

How leaders respond to mistakes is one of the most powerful cultural signals they send.

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Finance December 2018

Revenue Is Vanity, EBITDA Is Sanity, and Cash Is King

The five reasons companies fail — and what to do before any of them happens.

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Accountability November 2018

The First Person You Have to Hold Accountable Is You

Be impeccable with your word. Mean what you say. Do what you promise.

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Leadership September 2018

Assume Positive Intent

The lens you look through determines the reality you create.

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Culture August 2018

People Don't Quit Their Jobs. They Quit Their Leaders.

And your behaviors are more responsible than you think.

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Decision Making June 2018

The Invisible Gorilla

If a life-sized gorilla walked right in front of you, you'd see it. Right?

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Productivity May 2018

Control Your Attention, Create Your Life

Time management misses the point. The real question is what you're paying attention to.

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Communication April 2018

You're Not Listening to Me

The problem with communication is the illusion that it happened.

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Decision Making March 2018

Are You Fixing the Wrong Problem?

In 13 years of CEO advisory, I've found that leaders misidentify the real problem 75% of the time.

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Leadership February 2018

What's Your Mindset?

The most successful people aren't trying to be right. They're trying to be less wrong.

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Delegation January 2018

If You're Doing the Job of Your Direct Reports, You're Overpaid

The monkey on your back didn't get there by accident.

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Hiring December 2017

You're Not the Person I Hired

Why most hiring decisions are little better than throwing darts — and what to do instead.

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Culture November 2017

You Get What You Tolerate

The culture you have is the culture you've allowed.

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Leadership September 2017

It's Not What You Don't Know

It's what you're 100% certain is true that just ain't so.

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