The line between “business” and “life” can at times become blurry for Middle Market CEOs. You’ve spent years nurturing the business, and if your firm is a family one, you …
On Being Lean and Mean
For Middle Market CEOs, there is not a dollar to waste in Operations. Waste of any kind, in fact, is the bane of their existence. That’s why lean business principles …
How Do You Market Research?
The punch line? All Middle Market companies want to grow and need to leverage market research to develop a smart plan to do so. This means you’ve got to find …
How Do You Measure Social Media Results?
If you were in an elevator, with 20-seconds to explain the effectiveness of your social media plan, could you? Most Middle Market CEOs are likely more comfortable dealing with boards …
Are You Under Cyber Attack?
It’s unsettling but true: most enterprises – regardless of size – are under persistent and pervasive cyber attack. Gartner Research said: “There is widespread agreement that advanced [cyber] attacks are …
Why Aren’t You Going Global?
All businesses are increasingly going global and Middle Market companies can’t ignore opportunities outside the USA. North Americans currently account for about 18% of the global consumer market. However, that …
How Do You Do Charity?
Middle Market CEOs typically consider giving to a charity or starting some sort of philanthropic initiative. But resources are finite and the needs are endless. What to do? The best …
Savvy CEOs Train to Win Profits, Lose Costs
Middle Market CEOs face a common conundrum: How to develop employee skills with limited resources. Many fast-growing companies don’t have training budgets, and even fewer have organizational structures to support …
How do Women Rank in Leadership Today?
Unfortunately, the statistics don’t show much progress. Of 197 Heads of State, only 22 are women. They hold just 20% of parliament seats globally, and only 18 are Fortune 500 …
Reinventing Retention
Recent studies show talent recognition and retention is a growing problem for Middle Market companies. NCMM’s Indicator shows 76% of companies believe their ability to attract, train & retain talent is …