Mary Marshall (Note to self: Arrive late to meetings and make an entrance – it’s your show!) Sent: July 5, 10:30 p.m. From: CEO To: Executive Team Subject: Unacceptable Results I want to express my disgust at the results we’ve been having lately. I’m shocked that you … Read more
Sent: July 4, 12:30 p.m. From: CEO To: Executive Team Subject: New Book – How to Be Great Again Everyone, Just finished this great new book about how to be great again, and we should use it as our new mantra. It beats Good to … Read more
Sent: July 14, 10:30 a.m. From: CEO To: Executive Team Subject: New Advisory Board Meeting at Noon All, Today at noon will be the first meeting of our new advisory board. I want each of you to be prepared to present and speak on where … Read more
Giddy up! Let’s go! Let’s get the plan going. C’mon, c’mon, c’mon now! Yes, some leaders treat the annual planning session like a cattle roundup with one thing in mind: the plan. But don’t expect them to give you a definition of what the plan … Read more
Ever sat through a strategic planning session that was facilitated by an inept facilitator or, worse, a CEO who wasn’t sure what strategy was? Or even worse than that, the “strategic plan” was to drag out the old plan from the previous year, dust it … Read more
You’re Invited! What: A Dinner Party/Fundraiser Why: To Support Anytown’s Homeless Population Where: The Estate of Our Founder, Bill Brookstone, in South Highlands Please join us for an evening of wine, dinner, and song. Our homeless population is important to us, so we at Brookstone … Read more
Sent: January 13, 10:30 a.m. From: Alisson To: Brenda, CEO & Founder Alisson here from accounting. At the last staff meeting, you said that if anyone had any questions they wanted to discuss with you directly, you’d make yourself available. Well, I do have some … Read more
Sent: September 17 From: CEO To: Exec. Team Subject: Anti-Harassment Training OK, guys, It’s that time of year again that we have to sit through listening to HR tell us how we’re supposed to behave. So, show up, behave, and put your time in. I … Read more
It landed on Carol’s desk with the muffled thump of a dead body wrapped in a heavy, wet flannel blanket. A neat but heavy package, it was a nine-by-twelve-inch envelope no less than four inches thick. FedEx had delivered it that morning, and the receptionist … Read more
Sent: September 9 From: CEO To: Executive Team Subject: Launch Date for New Warehouse in Texas Team, Per our 2019 strategic plan, we were supposed to have a timeline worked out for the new warehouse in Texas. At our last meeting, we agreed that you … Read more