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October 10, 2025
A Minute with Mark – The Blind Spot Bonus
Click Here for the YouTube Video of the Blind Spot Bonus Here is the transcript. Blind spots. They’re easy to see in others and nearly impossible to see in ourselves. That’s the very definition. We’re blind to them. I joined a CEO peer group to become a better leader. I wanted to learn about culture,… Read More
November 17, 2021
Is Ego the Enemy of Leadership or Essential?
I have a different take on ego. Though I understand the HBR article titled “Ego is the Enemy of Good Leadership”, I’d like HBR to write the corollary titled, “Ego is Essential for Good Leadership.“ Without a doubt, unchecked ego is a problem as the article explains. As a founder and CEO of a 500… Read More
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
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