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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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The Feel For Running A Business

Big Red Car — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 16:59:29 +0000

There are a great many things in life in which there is an element of earthy knowledge that I call “The Feel.” The Feel is real. In my own life, I’ve run businesses for more than 33 years and have advised others for 8 years, ran Army units for 5 years. One of the big […]

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Transformational Storytelling

Big Red Car — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:07:54 +0000

As a CEO of a startup or a company that has escaped from the cradle into “small company-dom” you are in a constant state of storytelling, storytelling that dictates the transformation of you as the CEO and your company. As a writer of stories, you are told to “write what you know” while your Big […]

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CEO Shoptalk — Lancing the Boil

Big Red Car — Sat, 08 Jun 2019 17:41:35 +0000

Glorious sunny day in the ATX, y’all. So, what does “lancing the boil” mean, Big Red Car? [Early stage, pre-MVP hamburger looking at you in the Hill Country.] Suppose for a second you are a CEO — tough job. You have dealt with one of the List of Horribles, that compendium of distasteful things a […]

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CEO — Learning To Walk

Big Red Car — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 20:06:24 +0000

Big Red Car here in the ATX during SXSW, Texas bluebonnets, azaleas blooming, March Madness, and a bit of spring skiing? Is this a great country — Texas, I mean — or what? OK, so The Boss is talking to a youngish CEO. “I may not be cut out to be a CEO,” says the […]

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Simple v Not Easy

Big Red Car — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:05:44 +0000

Simple v Not Easy? Really, Big Red Car? That simple, huh? Big Red Car here. It’s still a little rainy in the ATX but it sure is cooler and greener and cooler. More rain today, maybe. So, The Boss is talking to four different CEO clients and they all stumble on the same bit of […]

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CEOs — Protecting Your Flanks

Big Red Car — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:38:39 +0000

Big Red Car here. So The Boss is back from the beach and is back to work full time. No more fun raising hell with the housesitter. Do NOT tell The Boss. So The Boss is working with a couple of CEOs in regard to their position with their companies. They get into an interesting […]

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