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CEO Shoptalk — End-Of-Year Reflection And Musing

Big Red Car — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:58:54 +0000

A client of mine a few years ago said, “You always make me think, and I prepare for our meetings.” That is a good thing and it makes me feel good. Nothing wrong with thinking, but it should be more than that. At the end of every year, a CEO/founder/entrepreneur should conduct a bit of […]

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Big Red Car — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:35:45 +0000

I realize today — I didn’t realize it at the time — that I had a close, personal relationship with risk as a young man. It was unconscious and I never thought about it. It just happened. I didn’t climb Mt Everest, but I did lie about my age to get a job in construction, […]

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Interviewing Venture Capitalists

Big Red Car — Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:46:50 +0000

The other day I had a conversation with a CEO who was strapping on his kneepads and polishing up his tin cup to hit the fundraising circuit. He is not a complete novitiate, but neither could he write the book on the subject. He was a good student, smarter than a Shih Tzu — which […]

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Is It Essential To Be Nuts To Be An Entrepreneur?

Big Red Car — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:25:38 +0000

I was reflecting on the nature of entrepreneurs on the heels of three discussions I recently had with prospective clients. I was also thinking about my two Perfect Granddaughters — Peaceful Eadie (4 months) and Tempe the Bold (almost “fwee”). In the discussion with the founders, we wandered into the area of what hurdles must […]

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The Gratification Of Personal Development, CEO Transformation

Big Red Car — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:49:37 +0000

There is nothing as gratifying in my CEO coaching than watching hardworking CEOs, founders, entrepreneurs blossom and develop. Right now is a time whereat a CEO is exposed to the business friction of the COVID19 saga. In this friction, one finds the revealed strength of CEOs. Frankly, not everyone has it while everyone needs it. […]

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CEO Shoptalk — Balance, Intensity

Big Red Car — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 18:38:44 +0000

Lovely sunny day in the ATX. Ahh, on Earth as it is in Texas! As a young, first time CEO, you may hear a lot about work-life balance. It is a worthy subject and suggests that there is some balance beam wherein work sits calmly on the left and life sits serenely on the right […]

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Chaos >>> Order

Big Red Car — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:10:13 +0000

If you are a founder, entrepreneur, startup CEO then you are familiar with the notion of transforming chaos into order. [OK, let me say — “I hope you are.” However, we both know it is not as well ingrained as we might hope.] If you are an “aspirin” startup — meaning the raison d’etre of […]

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Believing — An Essential Leadership Skill

Big Red Car — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 17:06:20 +0000

This is the big month for a few things — Christianity, college basketball, and CEOs. It is all about believing. For Christians, Easter is the essence of their belief. Jesus came to Earth to atone for our sins, lived amongst us, taught, provided a living example, offered a few miracles for the disbelievers, was crucified, […]

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You Are All Alone

Big Red Car — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 19:18:32 +0000

Nice warm day in the ATX after a morning of rain. Ahh, On Earth as it is in Texas! It’s SXSW time in the ATX. As a founder, entrepreneur, CEO there are times — most of the time — when you must rely solely upon yourself. You are all alone. Even when you are a […]

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Inspiration – Beginning a New Year

Big Red Car — Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:56:35 +0000

Big Red Car here on a brilliant, sunny Thursday in the New Year. 2019, YOUR year! Every new year I look for inspiration and for inspiration for my clients. I always find inspiration in Churchill. Surprised? No, the guy saved the Western World from the scourge of the Nazis at a time when the English […]

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