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Oct 23, 2024

5 powerful strategies for building confidence as a leader

These five strategies can help CEOs regain and maintain the forward momentum they need to keep leading their businesses to BIG.
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Sep 30, 2024

5 ways busy CEOs maximize their time

The best leaders know they can’t do it all. Here’s how to help your team maximize their time (and yours, too).
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Sep 11, 2024

Using the 9-Box Grid for talent management, resource allocation, and succession planning

The 9-Box Grid can be a simple and effective tool for identifying where current performance (x-axis) meets future potential (y-axis) in various aspects of your company. But CEOs also have to be aware of the limitations of this matrix as they connect its conclusions to their overall strategy for the company. Here are four common applications for a 9-Box Grid, as well as potential analytical weaknesses.
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Sep 4, 2024

How “thinking bigger” helped Sarah Dusek save her business and achieve a nine-figure exit

Sarah Dusek describes her incredible journey from the brink of collapse to building a $100-million industry leader. She also shares lessons from her new career in VC about what makes a business investible.
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Aug 28, 2024

AI vs. human touch: finding the perfect balance for exceptional customer experience with CEO Sally Hurley

Sally Hurley explains how to zero in on the unique balance between AI and human connection that will Make BIG Happen for your company.
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Aug 21, 2024

The 5 reasons why every CEO needs a trusted confidant, coach, and accountability partner

A CEO coach or accountability partner will support you, challenge you, and be honest with you -- no matter what.
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Aug 14, 2024

5 keys to a compensation package that attracts, retains, and motivates top talent with Jen L’Estrange

Jen L'Estrange shares five key insights on upgrading your compensation package to incentivize and reward great work.
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Aug 8, 2024

How to manage stress before it manages you

It's never been more challenging to be the CEO of a BIG business. The stakes are high. The time crunch is around the clock. And potential threats to your growth plans are coming at you from every angle. Stress is an unavoidable consequence of all these demands on the CEO. The good news is that if you're on the lookout for red flags about your mental and physical health, you can get out ahead of stress and learn how to prevent it from harming you, your relationships, and your business.
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Jul 31, 2024

Dr. Madan Kandula on partnering with private equity to drive BIG business growth

Dr. Madan Kandula discusses how he built ADVENT into a thriving organization with over 300 employees and 25 locations across the Midwest.
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Jul 29, 2024

5 secrets to securing debt financing for founders

Founders often feel like they have to go with private equity to get the financing they need. But you don’t have to give up ownership of your business to grow. Exploring debt financing options can provide the capital necessary for expansion while allowing you to retain control and equity.
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Jul 25, 2024

How to build your AI strategy

Like the advent of the steam engine or the Internet, business as we know it is about to change forever. But if your company is going to ride the wave, you have to find a way to make AI work for you, not the other way around. At CEO Coaching International, our AI Strategy Framework is a step-by-step process to evaluating and implementing AI for your business.
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Jul 24, 2024

Lost your mojo and feeling stuck? 3 tips for CEOs to reignite your spark

Reigniting the spark that inspired you to create or lead a company in the first place can make your job an important part of a fulfilling whole. These three tips could help you fan that spark into the flame you need to get your mojo back and start Making BIG Happen--Again.
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