Mike McKee, Author at CEOPLAYBOOK

About Mike McKee

Mike is currently doing Advisory work while looking for his next CEO position. He has been fortunate enough to work with great business leaders around the world over the past 20+ years in a variety of positions - CEO, President, General Manager, SVP of International Services, VP of Operations, Finance Director, Territory Sales Account Manager… - in companies ranging in size from 100 to 10,000 employees. While working at Dotmatics, Proofpoint, ObserveIT, Rapid7, and PTC, Mike has experienced the excitement, challenge, learning, fulfillment, heartache, and joy that comes from taking a company onwards and upwards from point A to point B and he sincerely hopes that these First Principles help others do the same.

First Principles, Part #5: It’s Good to Know Where You’re Going
First Principles, Part #5: It’s Good to Know Where You’re Going

First Principles, Part #5: It’s Good to Know Where You’re Going

By Mike McKee|2023-02-21T07:27:54-05:00February 20th, 2023|

As a CEO, know where you’re going and, and how you’re going to get there.

First Principles, Part 4: Caring Counts
First Principles, Part 4: Caring Counts

First Principles, Part 4: Caring Counts

By Mike McKee|2022-10-16T15:12:48-04:00February 15th, 2022|

People don’t care what you know until they know that you care.

First Principles, Part 3: The Secret to Being Customer Centric
First Principles, Part 3: The Secret to Being Customer Centric

First Principles, Part 3: The Secret to Being Customer Centric

By Mike McKee|2022-10-16T15:28:37-04:00March 7th, 2021|

There is no better selling weapon in the whole world than a happy customer talking to a prospect.

First Principles, Part 2: Always Selling, Always Recruiting
First Principles, Part 2: Always Selling, Always Recruiting

First Principles, Part 2: Always Selling, Always Recruiting

By Mike McKee|2022-10-16T15:29:15-04:00February 27th, 2021|

The person with the biggest pipeline always wins.

First Principles, Part 1: Seek Advice Early and Often
First Principles, Part 1: Seek Advice Early and Often

First Principles, Part 1: Seek Advice Early and Often

By Mike McKee|2022-10-16T15:30:45-04:00February 19th, 2021|

The biggest thing I learned in my time as CEO was how much I had to learn.