Case Studies

Joe had only been in the group for a few months, but he already recognized the wisdom in the room.  Without a burning issue this month, Joe asked the group: “What are some of the biggest lessons you have learned in your time as CEO?  What key pieces of advice do you...

Rodrigo’s topic for last month was “Failed again with hiring Operations Manager”; priority “A”.  His take-away was to complete the position expectations template for the position.  The plan for this month is to have a follow-on discussion about optimizing the...

Rodrigo’s topic for the month was “Failed again with hiring Operations Manager”; priority “A”. “Haven’t we had this issue before?” asked veteran Inner Circle member Sarah.  Turns out we had.  A year earlier Rodrigo’s long-time Operations Manager retired.  At the time...

Abigail got promoted to CEO of the engineering firm she’d been employed by for just over a decade. Along with the promotion came Jeremy, the executive assistant. After just a few months, Abigail’s frustration with Jeremy’s performance was growing. She’d repeatedly...