Staying ahead: How the best CEOs continually improve performance
After the heady first years in the job, CEOs must sustain momentum and high performance. Here are four ways to avoid complacency and create even more value.
^ADJ: "Success breeds complacency, complacency breeds failure" - Andy Grove
Questions I think are super helpful:
- What has driven our historic shareholder returns over various time horizons?
- What are the highest-impact levers to change our valuation (growth, margin improvement rates, etcetera)?
- How can we strengthen our competitive advantage in these chosen areas?
- What are our opportunities for revenue growth (volume and pricing)?
- What is the current profitability of each area we choose to play in, and what is the potential?
- What are customers saying and competitors doing by channel, segment, and product?
- How can we substantially enhance the ROI of our capital expenditures (I know Uncle Graham will appreciate this one)
- What radical improvements can be made to communication and engagement?
Anne Morriss: 5 steps to fix any problem at work | TED Talk
In a practical, playful talk, leadership visionary Anne Morriss reinvents the playbook for how to lead through change -- with a radical, one-week plan to build trust and fix problems by following a step per day.
When I Was a Chief of Staff, One Meeting Generated More Stress Than All the Others in the Week
The art of planning and preparing for the weekly business review
^ADJ: Takeout for me was the meeting "moderator" to keep the meeting on track
How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research
Taking periodic work breaks throughout the day can boost well-being and performance, but far too few of us take them regularly — or take the most effective types. A systematic review of more than 80 studies on break-taking outlines some best practices for making the most of time away from our tasks, including where, when, and how. It also offers tips for managers and organizations to encourage their employees to take more beneficial and more frequent breaks.
^ADJ: Key takeout: the importance of deliberate micro-breaks
A surprisingly simple technique may help reduce cravings for high calorie food
A new study published in Appetite explores the potential for visualization techniques to help reduce poor food choices among those who wish to eat less.
^ADJ: Interesting study that could possibly help me with less "snacks".