These 10 simple actions would make the country’s chief executive more effective and trustworthy. The president of the United States holds the largest and most difficult chief executive role in the United States. Originally, the constitutional republic form of government under which the president operates was intended to create a relatively weak executive....

Jeff Bezos and Kendra Scott announced this week that they are stepping down as CEOs to become Executive Chairmen* of their respective companies. Bezos has been at the helm of Amazon for 26 years while Scott started her jewelry business in 2002. Both are founders of their wildly successful organizations, so why relinquish the CEO role and focus on being...

Jeff Bezos and Kendra Scott announced this week that they are stepping down as CEOs to become Executive Chairmen* of their respective companies. Bezos has been at the helm of Amazon for 26 years while Scott started her jewelry business in 2002. Both are founders of their wildly successful organizations, so why relinquish the CEO role and focus on being...

Traits to look for when you need to find talent I recently wrote that hiring “oddballs” can give your company a competitive advantage. Non-conformists bring a diversity of talent, thought, and skills that can boost creativity and productivity. But what traits do you search for and how do you evaluate them in each candidate? To find the most talented...

This article applies Donald Trump’s leadership to my model of CEO leadership. I think the post holds up pretty well five years after I published it. Hopefully today’s election results will be finalized sooner rather than later, finally determining if Donald Trump’s unique brand of leadership overcomes Joe Biden’s focus on character. If Trump wins reelection,...

Strong cultures are built upon diversity of thought and perspective. Cultivating a shared focus on talent and performance above all else gives CEOs a competitive advantage.   “Is your desk neat or disorganized?” the hiring manager asked my colleague during a phone interview. Our company prefers to hire people who keep clean desks, the interviewer...