Why being a CEO is such a lonely hard job
Being a CEO is a lonely hard job. You are a Single Point of Failure. If you fail, the company suffers. Great CEOs help make the world a better place. But the upsides come with downsides. There is a...
View ArticleIndu Navar: Facing your fears: fake it till you make it
When you are a young shy startup CEO, how do you face your fears of being in front of people? Here is how Indu Navar did it. She wrote herself a script, memorized it and became confident in telling her...
View ArticleOne day, it will come true
No matter what the vessel or who the skipper, to get to the destination you dream of, you need a sail and a rudder. You need a force that pushes the ship forward and you need a mechanism to point the...
View ArticleThe MORE list for leaders
12 things that it will always be useful to a leader to do more of. Focus more on opportunities than on problems - Deal more with substance than with appearance - Ask more than you answer. The post The...
View ArticleWhy you must learn to say “NO”
Focus is not what you do, but what you choose not to do. Startup CEO Kristo Ovaska learned the hard way to say "No". He now declines long meetings, non-vital emails, external press requests, speaking...
View ArticleThe ideal team: look for integrity, energy and intelligence
When a good team becomes a great team, the whole company rises to a new level of performance. Everyone knows that you can accomplish anything together. Here are six things to keep in mind when building...
View ArticleFailure is caused by not listening
Great leaders are great listeners. When you speak, actions happen. When you listen, everything else happens. This is why listening is a key part of success. Here is how to become a better listener: The...
View ArticleFocus on contribution
"Focus on contribution" has become a personal mantra that reminds me of my intention whenever I interact with another person: "What can we learn from each other from this shared experience? Do we leave...
View ArticleHow I became a CEO
I was stubborn. Now I am persistent. I was self-centric and self-serving. Now I value equality and mutual respect. I was a day dreamer. Now I can envision things and think creatively about strategy....
View ArticleThe contrasts of leadership
Contrast is a recipe for success. How you go about contrasts will define you as a leader. No matter how insightful the advice you receive, as a leader only you can know how to manage the contrasts of...
View ArticleFrom Individual Contributor to Manager: How do you know when you are ready?
Do you genuinely want people around you to succeed in their job? Are you ready to help them advance in their careers? Are you willing to give them the advice they need? Are you prepared to spend time...
View ArticleToo much ME in CEO?
Great leaders learn to combine their unwavering confidence with equally solid humility and selflessness. They know they are good but they don’t make an issue of it. They know they are not perfect but...
View ArticleOne day I will be a CEO
In order to become a great CEO, you must learn to make other people successful. That is the key to leadership. You make people successful by listening to and supporting them, providing autonomy,...
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