Mark's Blog
September 22, 2021
Overcoming Fear of Failure
Until I was about 35 years old, my way of avoiding the fear of failure was to not try my hardest. That way if I failed, I would tell myself the failure was not because I was incapable of succeeding, but because I did not try my hardest. I can remember the moment when I… Read More
September 4, 2021
Infinite ROI
Some fellow Vistage Chairs and I just finished a conversation about the “Core Messaging” of our work. It was fascinating to hear from successful Chairs about their views on Core Messaging. For me, Vistage changed my life when I was a member. I became a better leader, a better husband/father, a better person in general. I… Read More
May 21, 2021
Who is More Important?
Last week, I had lunch at a restaurant and the server handed me a Toast Point of Sale System (POS) to pay for the meal. Later that evening, I had dinner at a bar/restaurant and the bartender handed me a Clover POS to pay for the meal. For lunch, the Toast POS asked me if… Read More
April 18, 2021
Vistage CE-12 Core Values
In 1991, I joined a Vistage CEO group to learn from fellow CEOs how to build a business. When I joined the group, I had grown my company to about 30 employees, but had hit a wall in growth and knowledge. I needed peers and a coach to help me get to the next level –… Read More
April 12, 2020
The 5 Temptations of a CEO
Many years ago when I was running Stellcom, my wife gave me a book that changed the way I managed forever. The book is “The Five Temptations of a CEO” by Pat Lencioni. The book is very easy to read and understand. The 5 temptations are: 1) Placing status, ego, job security over results 2)… Read More
March 31, 2020
Why Vistage Membership Is Even More Important During An Economic Crisis
During the 16 years that I ran my, 1984 to 2000, I was lucky to only have to navigate through a minor recession in the early 1990’s. We we grew during the recession because our clients backed off from hiring direct employees and preferred to use our consultants. We had brilliant consultants and were able… Read More