October 29th, 2007
By Mark
Mission, Vision, Values, Goals. Those are the answers. The question is “What should one do to be a successful CEO?”
I am asked this question all the time, by my Vistage members. The more I learn, the more I talk to successful CEOs, the more Vistage speakers I hear, the more I believe that Mission, Vision, Values, Goals are the path to success. They don’t guarantee success, but they put you on the path. This blog entry just talks about Values.
October 17th, 2007
By Mark
It has been far too long since my last post regarding my run for President. I have been spending considerable time contemplating my Core Values. In a previous post, I wrote about my first Core Value. Here it is again with some subsequent thoughts.
October 15th, 2007
By Mark
I just attended a very inspirational SVP International Conference in Seattle this weekend. I was joined by hundreds of other SVP Partners from around the world. SVP has affiliates in 25 cites in 3 countries, USA, Canada, and Japan. Fellow Partners Alan Sorkin, Richard Bockoff, Eric Busboom, Sherri Neasham, and Bill Hahn attended along with Peggy Kidd and Lisa Leete. I am absolutely going to next year’s conference in Cleveland on Oct 3-4, 2008.
October 05th, 2007
By Mark
SDSVP is modeling some terrific behavior that I would like to highlight. SDSVP has recently established a fabulous set of Core Values. These Core Values have been formally adopted by the organization and now our job is to have our partners learn them and live them. The SDSVP Core Values are:
October 03rd, 2007
By Mark
October 1, 2007 - 50 minute Masters swim. 60 minutes Pilates
October 2, 2007 - 70 minute Computrainer bike. 30 minute run.
October 3, 2007 - 60 minute Pilates.
October 4, 2007 - 60 minute Pilates.
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