Letter from the Founder
Welcome to the twenty-fourth issue of CEE News!
“You will work all the time. If you’re very, very lucky you may sleep or eat.” That’s an actual quote from a review posted on Glassdoor – a site where employees and job candidates can anonymously post pros and cons about your company. Like TripAdvisor and RateMyProfessors, Glassdoor is taking advantage of the transparency revolution. It’s a database of company reviews, CEO ratings, and benefits information that lets the world know what it’s like behind the curtain of your organization – from interview to exit.
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Letter from the Founder
Welcome to the twenty-third issue of CEE News!
One of the most challenging yet satisfying roles we play at Center for Executive Excellence is helping teams through culture transformations. These are heavy lift, long-term projects that require us to embed ourselves with our clients to execute the transformation roadmap. The mechanics of the process are tailored from client to client, depending on things like size, business case, and readiness for change. The emotional cycle, however, is a consistent 5-stage process.
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Letter from the Founder
Welcome to the twenty-second issue of CEE News!
Last month, I had the honor of attending the graduation ceremony of my niece, Sina. She earned her Master’s Degree and will be a practicing Physician’s Assistant this fall. After the Pomp and Circumstance processional, but before the hooding of the graduates, came the speeches. Although the house lights were turned off, I found myself scribbling notes in the dark on the back of the program hoping that I could read them later and capture some compelling truths.
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Letter from the Founder
Welcome to the twenty-first issue of CEE News!
By the time you read this month’s edition of CEE News, we will have wrapped up our 2nd annual Re:Imagine Leadership Summit and I’ll be enjoying the sunrise (or sipping a Mai Tai) in Kauai, a few days before my niece’s wedding.
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Letter from the Founder
Welcome to the twentieth issue of CEE News!
Last week, my team had the privilege of facilitating a leadership retreat for a public agency in San Diego. The CEO kicked off the morning with a kind welcome introduction. She also shared some advice about a technique she uses when making decisions. She called it being “others focused,” and here is her 3-part test:
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Letter from the Founder
Welcome to the nineteenth issue of CEE News!
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.”
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