Mary Marshall “Ideas can come from anywhere.” – speech from this year’s CEO roundtable. I’ve always found that I like to get ideas from everywhere— even random people can often give me a perspective that helps me clarify the situation, and therefore the answer. My leadership philosophy … Read more
Sent: July 5, 8:35 a.m. From: CEO To: All Staff Subject: NEW! Collaboration Tools Good morning, everyone! I hope everyone had a fun and festive holiday weekend. Welcome back! As we are now moving into the second quarter of the year, I wanted to touch … Read more
CEO NOTES Journal Entry July 1 Today I was pretty pleased with myself. I just had this feeling that if I stuck to my guns, I would be right, and of course, I was. It’s really hard to teach gut instinct to all these wannabes … Read more
CEO’S KEYNOTE SPEECH ANNUAL COMPANY MEETING “Good morning, everyone! Welcome to this year’s all-company meeting! What a great way to start the year, by bringing everyone together and charting our course for a successful year. We are going to meet our goals this year—and in … Read more
(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