http://www.dr-smith.info/leadership-%e2%80%93-the-fire-of-the-mind/ Senior Adviser, Board Member, Executive Coach, Author Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:00:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dr-smith.info/leadership-%e2%80%93-the-fire-of-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-9026 benbree Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:11:45 +0000 http://www.dr-smith.info/?p=193#comment-9026 “I marvel at how infrequently CEOs of emerging companies take advantage of this kind of opportunity … both for themselves and for their key people.” This statement captures it for me. In over ten years in technology sales organizations - both small and large – I saw found no teaching skills or fire in the CEOs that I knew. A few great sales managers taught and wanted to do some good but no CEO who seemed to see beyond the need to increase sales or cut costs. Perhaps someone would share additional examples of CEOs who are examples. “I marvel at how infrequently CEOs of emerging companies take advantage of this kind of opportunity … both for themselves and for their key people.” This statement captures it for me. In over ten years in technology sales organizations – both small and large – I saw found no teaching skills or fire in the CEOs that I knew. A few great sales managers taught and wanted to do some good but no CEO who seemed to see beyond the need to increase sales or cut costs. Perhaps someone would share additional examples of CEOs who are examples.

]]> http://www.dr-smith.info/leadership-%e2%80%93-the-fire-of-the-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-8891 John Gallagher Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:56:42 +0000 http://www.dr-smith.info/?p=193#comment-8891 If more CEO's mentored more employees, just think of how much better some companies would run! If more CEO’s mentored more employees, just think of how much better some companies would run!

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