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Finishing School

Big Red Car — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:42:07 +0000

I once was asked to provide a reference on someone I knew and said it was my considered view, “He escaped charm school a semester early.” The recipient of that bit of obscurity laughed and nodded his head knowingly. It was an effective communication. He passed on the man and a couple of years later […]

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Listening Until The . . . . . End

Big Red Car — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:31:20 +0000

I was with a pal of mine named Charlie — no, his name is not really Charlie — and I received a call from a former CEO coaching client who is a big deal these days. BIG DEAL. I say to Charlie, “Let me talk to this guy.” We’re sitting under a grape arbor at […]

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Experience v Logic — Who Wins?

Big Red Car — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 16:11:57 +0000

I have a former client — full disclosure he is one of two clients I have ever fired. I fired him because he was not diligent in keeping our appointments. He paid well. He was always apologetic. He always had an excuse. He was and is a very good CEO, the kind you enjoy working […]

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The Employment Agreement

Big Red Car — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:14:58 +0000

Big Red Car here on another rainy ATX day. Whoever has been praying for rain, enough. So, I get several emails from lazy folks who say, “Ahh, Big Red Car, yesterday you talked about Voting Trusts and referred to Employment Agreements. Can you give me some info on Employment Agreements?” They didn’t bother to use […]

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CEO Shoptalk

Big Red Car — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 17:29:35 +0000

So, your Big Red Car gets a whiny email from a friend who says, “You should put all the CEO Shoptalk blog posts in one place.” Guy is the laziest son-of-a-bitch on the planet who apparently can’t use the SEARCH function on the right column of this blog, but I like him so I do […]

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Flying Solo — For CEOs Only, CEO Shoptalk

Big Red Car — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:21:28 +0000

Flying solo, Big Red Car? Where did that come from? Big Red Car here on a cool and gray ATX day. Only getting to 88F today, downright cool. Hot tub tonight for the BRC? Hell, yes! OK, so there are a number of analogies between flying airplanes and startups — takeoff, reaching cruise, landing. Startup, […]

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Changing CEOs — What Is The Process?

Big Red Car — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:17:30 +0000

Big Red Car here in the ATX waiting on another dawn and another great day cause this is Austin by God Texas. On Earth as it is in Texas! So, today, we chat about the orderly change of command when you get a new CEO. This is really targeted on current CEOs and to be […]

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Startup v Small Business — Which One Are YOU?

Big Red Car — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:14:12 +0000

Big Red Car here on what is going to be a nice day in the ATX — but, then, all days in the ATX are nice, no? So what are you doing, entrepreneur, building a startup or a small business? Is there a difference? Let’s chat about that. The Other Day The other day The […]

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The Voices in Your Head — For CEOs Only

Big Red Car — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 14:35:37 +0000

Big Red Car here on a glorious and unusually sunny day in the ATX. On Earth as it is in Texas, y’all! So The Boss is engaged in a convo with a brilliant CEO about a month ago and it resonates in his head until it finally makes its way to his brain — oh, […]

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CEOs at the Nexus — For CEOs Only — Throwing Off the Winter Blues

Big Red Car — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:55:39 +0000

Big Red Car here on a day when he could not come up with a good Google Adwords title for the post. Sorry. But, hey, not to worry, going to be 85F today in the ATX. Ahhh, a Texas winter! So, I’m eavesdropping on The Boss and a couple of his CEOs chattering about this […]

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