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    • Tribe Vibes: 7 Secrets to Creating Magnetic Culture

      Tribe Vibes: 7 Secrets to Creating Magnetic Culture

      August 30, 2020

      Being CEO, Culture, Founding, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes

      The culture of a company can easily make or break it. Focus on making yours magnetic. 

    • #CEO Podcast: You’re a CEO, But Don’t Think You Need Sales Skills Huh? (with Jim Hemmer)

      #CEO Podcast: You’re a CEO, But Don’t Think You Need Sales Skills Huh? (with Jim Hemmer)

      August 27, 2020

      Being CEO, Leadership, Management, Podcast, Sales

      Sales is an integral part of any business, but rarely associated with the CEO’s role.

    • Mental Models: 5 Books That Will Help You Think like Charlie Munger

      Mental Models: 5 Books That Will Help You Think like Charlie Munger

      July 12, 2020

      Being CEO, Featured, Leadership, Life Lessons, Management, Mental Models

      As CEOs, if we train our minds to see the bigger picture, or consider all sides of the problem before making a decision, we can become better leaders. By using knowledge and insights from many disciplines, we have a chance.

    • #CEO Podcast: Culture Should be Curious-Are You Inspiring Curiosity in Your Team? (with Corey Thomas)

      #CEO Podcast: Culture Should be Curious-Are You Inspiring Curiosity in Your Team? (with Corey Thomas)

      July 11, 2020

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Culture, Diversity, Founding, Leadership, Management, Podcast

      Corey Thomas isn’t in the role he thought he’d be as Chairman and CEO of Rapid7, but 7 years, a ton of successes, a failure or 3 and an impressive and enviable culture, show that sometimes our paths lead us exactly where we belong. 

    • #CEO Podcast: 7 Books Every Startup CEO Should Read (with David Cancel)

      #CEO Podcast: 7 Books Every Startup CEO Should Read (with David Cancel)

      July 11, 2020

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Founding, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Mental Models, Podcast

      Are you a know-it-all or a learn-it-all? If you chose the latter, you’ll appreciate the top 5 marketing books David Cancel — Founder and CEO of Drift — can’t stop rereading.

    • #CEO Podcast:The CEO’s Journey — You Don’t Have to Travel Alone (with Bouzha Cookman)

      #CEO Podcast:The CEO’s Journey — You Don’t Have to Travel Alone (with Bouzha Cookman)

      June 3, 2020

      Being CEO, Founding, Leadership, Management, Podcast

      Being a leader in tough economic times means striking a healthy balance between pessimism and optimism. As CEOs, we have to make tough decisions. We also have to keep up morale. Bouzha Cookman, of Catlin & Cookman, explains how CEO peers group can help.

    • How to be a Wartime CEO

      How to be a Wartime CEO

      April 17, 2020

      Being CEO, Crisis, Leadership, Life Lessons, Management, Tribe Vibes

      Coronavirus is a new opportunity to rise as a CEO.

    • #CEO Podcast: CEO Coach – Why Everyone Needs One (with Bob Cramer)

      #CEO Podcast: CEO Coach – Why Everyone Needs One (with Bob Cramer)

      April 13, 2020

      Being CEO, Coaching, Management, Podcast

      The greatest athletes of all time all have had coaches. So, why wouldn’t the greatest CEOs have coaches, too? Five-time CEO turned coach Bob Cramer sheds light on the role a coach can play in a CEO’s journey.

    • Trillion Dollar Coach: A Chat with Bob Cramer

      Trillion Dollar Coach: A Chat with Bob Cramer

      April 12, 2020

      Being CEO, Coaching, Interviews, Management

      Some of the best athletes in the world have a coach. It seems counterintuitive that a strong CEO would need a coach. But I have to tell you; it’s probably one of the most important things you can do as CEO to grow your skillset, get better at your craft, to grow personally and professionally.   

    • Easy is Boring: My 2020 Mantra

      Easy is Boring: My 2020 Mantra

      March 8, 2020

      Being CEO, Blockchain, Bookshelf, Culture, Leadership, Management, Tribe Vibes, Uncategorized

      Keeping teams motivated is really hard. But, if you are only focused on what amazing thing you can personally do, you are missing the point. 

    • When Magic is Not Enough: Learn from the Failure of General Magic

      When Magic is Not Enough: Learn from the Failure of General Magic

      March 1, 2020

      Being CEO, Documentaries, Leadership, Management, Marketing

      General Magic, a company you’ve never heard of, was a unicorn before there was such a thing.  

    • 5 Reasons Why CEOs Make Bad Decisions and How to Avoid Them

      5 Reasons Why CEOs Make Bad Decisions and How to Avoid Them

      February 23, 2020

      Being CEO, Bookshelf, Leadership, Management, Mental Models

      It’s time to fire my gut.As a CEO, I have a bias for action and often make decisions with my gut.

    • 8 Books I Couldn’t Put Down in 2019

      8 Books I Couldn’t Put Down in 2019

      February 17, 2020

      Bookshelf, Life Lessons, Management, Mental Models, Women

      Its like weightlifting for the brain. Last year, I decided to focus on leaders. 

    • Tribe Vibes: Who is In Charge of What?

      Tribe Vibes: Who is In Charge of What?

      November 24, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Management, Tribe Vibes

      I have noticed a pattern in the 20 years I have been an entrepreneur, advisor, and CEO. Every time there is something wrong with a company, there is a recurring problem. Either someone is not doing their job, or they didn’t know it was their job. It’s more common than you think. A problem with

    • The weFailure

      The weFailure

      November 20, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Letters, Management

      Twenty years ago, on 11/19/99, I sold my first startup. It was a technology company selling something called “Java Beans.” My four co-founders and I had a life-changing experience when a company called BEA Systems acquired our company for over $100M. We were excited not just for our own lives, but the way it would

    • How Random Walks Can Make You A Better Manager

      How Random Walks Can Make You A Better Manager

      October 20, 2019

      Being CEO, Leadership, Management

      The next time you are in your office, wondering what you should do. Take a random walk through your company. You’ll be surprised by what you find.

    • Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience, Part 2

      Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience, Part 2

      October 6, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Leadership, Life Lessons, Management, Tribe Vibes

      The body is strong, the mind is weak.

    • Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience

      Antifragile: Building A Company That Goes Beyond Resilience

      September 1, 2019

      Being CEO, Culture, Life Lessons, Management, Tribe Vibes

      Slipping on a banana and breaking your hip is fragile. Getting hit by a truck then getting up to walk to your hair appointment is resilient. But, getting one of your arms cut off then growing a new one the next day is beyond resilient — it’s antifragile. Sh*t happens in startups. (Amen, right?) I can relate.

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