We are on the verge of great changes in the EV space. More car manufacturers are delivering actual units, more charging stations, and older vehicles are getting enough miles to smoke out the idiosyncrasies of EVs.
Mercedes Benz concept car the Vision EQXX that will be able to run 650 miles between charges. Game changer?
A good CEO is always hiring and a great CEO is always looking for talent — talent spotting.
General George C Marshall was hailed by none other than Winston Churchill as the “Architect of Victory” for the manner in which he planned and executed the decisive American involvement in the war.
The most important element of his work may have been his ability to spot and develop talent within the American general officer corps.
But, what exactly did Marshall do that was so significant as to earn that title? Continue reading
I am listening to Frank Sinatra, all the great old songs that make me feel like New Years Eve and New Years. Son-of-a-gun DID do it his way!
Last night — did you open the front door to let out the Old Year, slam it shut, and open your back door to let in the New Year? It is essential to get rid of the old and seat the new. Continue reading
Today your Big Red Car sits down with Year 2021 to discuss its last day of existence.
Between you and me, Year 2021 looks a little green around the gills and shows a lot of wear-and-tear — what might be called “ridden hard and put up wet.” Continue reading
In the CEOing business, we spend a lot of time discussing culture, as we should.
Culture is spawned by the founder’s values which many times are a work in progress, particularly for first time CEO/founders. Perfectly natural.
In mature startups — still growing, but growing at scale meaning they are out of the cradle and “walking” swiftly in the crawl, walk, run continuum — this becomes incredibly important as the CEO cannot have a finger in every pie and the best CEOs are excellent delegators which mandates giving up a modicum of control.
It is at this instant in time that the company, its workforce, begins to own the culture and grow it though they never abandon the founder’s values. Continue reading
I am hereby declaring the Year 2021 to be over. It has been a terrible year surpassing 2020 which was a bloody hard act to follow.
I am also declaring that the Year 2022 has begun. Today is January -6, 2022, rather than 26 December 2021. It is still Sunday.
Good riddance, you miserable, worthless, destructive year. I want to be the first person to write your obituary and to throw dirt on your casket.
It is the season to be jolly and, yet, the entire country is fearful.
We are fearful about the China Virus Pandemic, the Omicron variant, the Winter of Death pronouncement from our POTUS, some are fearful of the POTUS, and the economy, in particular, inflation.
Folks are concerned about unfettered, unvaccinated immigration to the tune of 2MM annually at our Southern border, and smash-and-grab Christmas shopping crime in our cities, and whatever crazy scheme the Congress and Brandon are up to.
There are many reasons to be fearful, but it is a decision we make. I am here to lobby against being fearful.
“I am your father, Luke. You are looking at ‘a winter of severe illness and death.’ Oh, yeah, Merry that thing, and happy the other thing. Feliz Navidad!”
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 reflection and musing to consider how they are performing as compared to how they want to perform.
I am not talking solely about objectives accomplished, but the nature with which a CEO undertook her/his duties.
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