In Part 1 of this blog, I touched on the importance of selecting people for your Board who have worked with first-time CEOs before, as well as asking your Board members for help on both — big things and small. Below are 3 more tips for building a functioning Board of Directors with people who […]
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According to Gartner’s 2017 CEO survey, 58 percent of respondents said growth was their top business priority this year. In addition to business leaders focusing on growth, the survey revealed that product improvement and technology were rising priorities among CEOs. “Almost twice as many CEOs are intent on building up in-house technology and digital capabilities
Dog Against Machine iRobot was one of the earliest plays in the connected home market. Having developed robots for defense and space applications for 13 years prior to its introduction of the Roomba robotic home vacuum in 2002, iRobot was a pioneer and a visionary in small autonomous devices. I have a dog that sheds
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Successful entrepreneurs and celebrities may make their accomplishments look easy, but it’s rarely the case that they are easy. It isn’t just their talents, but also their perseverance and personal ethos that help them change the world. And though their careers and industries might be different from ours, we can still find inspiration in their success.
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Why all the noise about marketing automation? As a category, industry revenues are experiencing a stratospheric increase. The global MA market is forecast by MarketsandMarkets to grow from $3.65 billion in 2014 to $5.5 billion in 2019. What’s driving that growth explosion? At the start of this century, it was rare for a company to have
What personality traits make a CEO successful? And do those qualities differ depending on the industry? In a recent test, IBM Supercomputer Watson ranked industry leading CEO’s according to dominant personality traits. The analysis, conducted by Paysa, used Watson’s Personality Insights program to rank industry leaders. To identify the specific traits, Watson uses a language
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To reach the level of CEO, a certain level of passion is required. Beyond work ethic, expertise, communication skills and leadership abilities, having a strong desire to excel is essential. A passionate CEO can lead to a passionate company. In a story for Harvard Business Review, Jim Whitehurst explores how powerful that desire can be:
We’re thrilled to announce that Sprout Social founder and CEO, Justyn Howard, has been named Glassdoor’s No. 1 CEO for U.S. companies with 1,000 employees or less in 2017. This recognition is based entirely on reviews from Sprout employees, who awarded Justyn a 99 percent approval rating. Since Sprout’s inception in 2010, Justyn has expertly built a company
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