July 2009 Entries

How I got my employees to embrace change and give me more feedback.

I’m from the camp: If your company is not growing, it ** by definition ** is dead. You just haven’t been pronounced dead yet! Change management is a critical skill every CEO must have in there tool kit. Inviting change in an organization you founded is different than walking in the door as a new CEO, with a turnaround plan in your briefcase.  The later was the case at Web Associates and Starbase where I was recruited by the BOD with a mandate to get the companies on a road to profitability, immediately. Failure would mean bankruptcy for the...