by Judy Tan | Jun 26, 2019 | Culture & Structure, Strategy
Have you heard of the Marshmallow Tower Challenge? It was devised by Peter Skillman and Tom Wujec, and has been presented as talk on TED.com (see “Build a Tower, Build a Team”). This challenge has been presented to many groups; what’s important for us, as company...
by Judy Tan | Apr 30, 2019 | Culture & Structure
Do any of these actions by others in your company frustrate you? Insist on doing everything through “channels”. Never permit shortcuts to be taken to expedite decisions. Make “speeches”. Talk as frequently as possible and at great length. Illustrate “points” with long...
by Judy Tan | Apr 30, 2019 | Leadership
For years, as a coach and mentor to CEOs and other executives, I’ve helped them adopt and polish skills on how to be more effective in leading their companies. Recalling that this is the 50th anniversary of the US moon landing (and successful return of the...
by Judy Tan | Apr 30, 2019 | Leadership
Often, people ask me what kinds of CEOs join Vistage. I reply that my members are smart, curious people with lots of integrity. They’re success, and want more success for themselves and their employees. They know they don’t have all the answers and don’t let their...
by Judy Tan | Jan 2, 2019 | Culture & Structure, Leadership
At the beginning of each year, many of us resolve to make changes to make the new year better. For instance, we may resolve to lose weight – by exercising and eating more healthy food , and/or increasing sales and profits – by increasing price/value and...