Taking Care of Your Business

Five Generations Working Side by Side in the Workplace: What’s a Leader To Do?

For the first time in human history, five generations are working side by side in the workplace.  It’s a challenge I hear about a lot from the CEOs I work with.  Dr. Katherine Jeffery is a researcher and consultant who helps organizations navigate the challenges of a multi-generational workforce.  I recently heard her speak, and what she said was eye opening for the 300 Vistage CEOs in the audience.  You can get her generational chart by clicking here: https://www.katherinejeffery.com/generational-chart.  In this podcast you’ll learn what’s really going in the workplace, and how the best leaders are leveraging this as an opportunity in a highly competitive marketplace. 

Founder and President of Ignite IPA

Mark Shivers is Founder and President of Ignite IPA, a consulting and software implementation firm. In this interview you’ll learn about an amazing program that helps employees accomplish their “bucket list” dreams, and a recent HIA-LI award highlighting Ignite’s commitment to strengthen the Long Island community. As 3 year Vistage founding member, Mark also shares personal examples of how Vistage has impacted his leadership, both personally and professionally.

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of CEO, Robert Gronenthal

Bob Gronenthal is Owner and CEO of Island Tech Services, a leading provider of advanced technology, mobility and vehicle solutions to business professionals, first responders and public sector employees nationwide.Bob is a member of my Vistage CEO peer advisory group. And from my very first conversations with him early in 2024, he talked about the importance of developing and investing in his leaders to help improve their effectiveness, support company strategy and drive results across the organization. And he is enrolling two of his direct reports in my Vistage Key Executive Group. Bob is a visionary who is deeply committed to developing his most trusted advisors and direct reports, by expanding their leadership tool kit, and equipping them to make better cross-functional decisions. His vision is compelling. With his deep, strategic investment he is developing key executives who:-Are more effective, aligned and proactive decision makers-Have diverse perspectives to spur new approaches to solving business challenges-Are committed to developing their own executive presence, confidence and accountabilityThe Key Executive program is the gold standard for developing C-suite executives.Monthly meetings with key executives from non-competing industriesCoaching and ongoing, real-time support from a seasoned ChairIssue processing to address and overcome challenges.This interview provides a rare glimpse into the mind of an exceptionally talented and visionary CEO, to understand the thought process around sponsoring his direct reports to participate in the Vistage Key Executive program.

Precision and Partnership: Do You Have Both?

I live on a small harbor on the eastern end of Long Island, where osprey are abundant.  Also known as fish hawks, osprey have an extraordinarily majesty when they soar over the water.  They are not only beautiful, they are also ruthless hunters.  Osprey hunt fish and with their stealth, their vision and their ability to adjust their flight they do it with extraordinary precision.  In this podcast you’ll learn about two special qualities of osprey, and their direct applicability to high performance leadership.  Learning from this breathtaking creature can take your leadership to new heights! 

Is A Key Executive Group Right for You (Or Your Team)?

I'm excited to launch a Key Executive group this September. Join my and Grayce Carson to discuss what all the buzz is about!
 
You’re striving for excellence while navigating a complicated corporate landscape. The Vistage Key Executive Program connects you with an elite peer group focused on one goal: empowering one another to achieve greater results. Confidentially address personal and professional challenges with the guidance of an accomplished business leader. Leverage new insights and powerful resources to hone your leadership skills and push your career forward.

How Do You Demonstrate Your Passion?

Willie Mays was one of the greatest all-around players in the history of baseball.   He was exceptional in all aspects of the game.  And he was also one of the most charismatic players of his generation: exuberant, passionate and full of joy, both on and off the field.  In this video you’ll learn what his passion can teach us about leadership.  You’ll also learn one of the little secrets he used to energize the crowds and pump up his teammates!

3rd Generation Marketing Entrepreneur, Dee Smith

Current Vistage member, Dee Smith, has a unique vision around cultivating organizational needs with strategic solutions through the use of technology.She has spent the past 15 years servicing clients to get their messages out to their audience and would now like to use her knowledge for good in this world.Dee is the CEO at Linx Communications, a Strategic Marketing Technologies company.

Who Translates Your Vision Into Action?

I recently returned from a biking trip to Spain and Portugal, where I learned some things about Christopher Columbus I didn’t know. Columbus provided the inspiration that led to the discovery of America. But without his partner, Martin Alonso Pinzon, who was a brilliant strategist and navigator, Columbus might never have made it. Columbus was the visionary and Pinzon the pragmatist, and from a leadership perspective you need both styles. In this podcast you’ll learn why high performing teams need both visionary leadership and practical execution.

What's Your Mindset?

Cael Sanderson might be the only athlete—in any sport—never to have lost a single competition in their entire intercollegiate career.  His career record in college wrestling was 159-0, winning 4 individual national championships.  He has brought his brilliance to Penn State wrestling team, which has won 11 out of the last 13 national team championships.  What’s Sanderson’s secret?”  The answer is Mindset.  Sanderson uses the term “permanent beta” to describe a growth mindset to his wrestlers.  Practicing “permanent beta” means seeing your whole life as continuous beta testing, continuous learning and improvement.  In this podcast you’ll learn about the power of a growth mindset, and how to incorporate it into your leadership. 
 

Are Your Leaders Growing?

Abe Lincoln is always at or near the top of the list when people are asked, “Who are the greatest leaders in history?”  The genius of Lincoln was the team he assembled around him.  His entire leadership team had all previously been his political rivals.  When asked why he chose them, Lincoln replied it was because they were “the strongest leaders” he could find.  In this podcast CEOs and Owners will learn how to follow Lincoln’s lead by doing two critically important things.  The first is surrounding yourself with the strongest leaders you can find.  And the second is developing their strengths.  The Vistage Key Executive Program helps CEOs and Owners do exactly that.