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CEO Term Limits: Good Soundbite — Bad Idea

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . The noise around CEO term limits is loud enough, and the debate contentious enough, I felt the topic worthy of practical examination. There’s no denying every chief executive has an expiration date.

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The End Of Long-Term Planning

Strategy Driven

At the end of a particularly long and grueling strategy meeting with the executive team of a major consumer services business, Alan, the chief executive officer, turned to me and said, “Living quarter by quarter is madness, but in a few years’ time people will laugh at us for developing three-year plans.”

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Who is the 21st Century CEO?

In the CEO Afterlife

Proactivity is the secret to long-term success. As with any other era, whether the year is 1998 or 1968, the range of personal attributes required to be a Chief Executive Officer must align with the type and state of that enterprise and industry. Those who get to the future first, are the ones who win.

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Your Decision Logic

Coaching Tip

Risk averse, they may either procrastinate when faced with difficult decisions or make decisions that may yield tactical benefits but be unviable in the long term. Other leaders are more willing to make bold decisions that could generate strategic long-term benefits. John Agno: Can''t Get Enough Leadership.

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How Can the Travel Industry Overcome the Impact of COVID?

Strategy Driven

Speaking to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee, Patricia Yates, Chief Executive Officer of VisitBritain commented “So for inbound, I mean we were looking at the beginning of this year at about £26.6bn coming from inbound tourism, we reckon a £15bn drop on that.”.

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Different Types of Managers: Which one are you?

HR Digest

The top managers are the C-suite managers and carry the titles of chiefs-- the chief executive office, the chief financial officer, the chief marketing manager, the chief operational manager, and the chief technology manager. Their role is to convey top-down management. Middle managers.

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Leadership and Memorial Day

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . While this weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for others. They could not be more wrong – strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive terms.