Category Archives: ceo

The High Cost of Saving a Failing Business?

Posted on March 30, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Ya gotta love the Wall Stree Journal. They had a big article on March 26th on the high cost of saving a failing business, by putting it into Chapter 11, which might have amazed some, and scared some with the … Continue reading →

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4 Keys to Finding Hidden Leaders in Your Organization

Posted on March 14, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There are hidden leaders in your organization; you just have to spot them and take a chance. Here are the qualities to look for. Continue reading →

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If it’s not on the agenda, we don’t talk about it

Posted on March 9, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This article appeared in Fast Company, and is in support of organized meetings, rather than disorganized blabfests. Meetings are one of the unfortunate byproducts of corporate life, but we’ve normally gotta have ’em. The trick is to keep them short … Continue reading →

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Make Time For Yourself

Posted on March 5, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There was an article in Fast Company recently that struck a nerve: Bobbi Brown, the founder of the cosmetics line of the same name, did an article on how she gets away from running her business: exercise, going to the … Continue reading →

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4 Keys to Finding Hidden Leaders in Your Organization

Posted on February 20, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This is an excellent article in the Leadership Blog that rather had the punch line of the title buried in the body of the article. My experience has been that leaders will assert themselves in meetings or in how they … Continue reading →

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Mind the Mindfulness

Posted on February 16, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Harvard Business Review had an article last week about how leaders should be mindful, which in their parlance meant that they should be aware of more things, rather than just the growth of their business, but to our way of … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. Radio Shack

Posted on February 10, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

If all the people mourning the death of Radio Shack had started a year or two ago, maybe management might have awakened from its slumber. First of all, RS is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which means that someone could acquire … Continue reading →

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On Revenue: It’s Ready vs. Not

Posted on January 27, 2015 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article this morning about a change in accounting rules on revenue recognition. Big yawn, right? What the article says is that the FASB, the rule making body for accountants, is thinking about (emphasis thinking … Continue reading →

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Chinese Business Proverbs

Posted on October 29, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Signs of the times: business aphorisms inside one’s fortune cookie (Mao must be turning over in his grave): Here are a couple: 1.  A leader is powerful to the degree he empowers others. 2. A brave man is the one … Continue reading →

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The Fixer: Marcus Lemonis

Posted on October 1, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We’re glad INC Magazine put Marcus on the cover. He has a unique set of skills, in going around the country and fixing people, process and product. We’ve been fans of ‘ The Profit’ on CNBC ever since it came … Continue reading →

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