Category: CEOFlow
How To Apply For A Free CEOFlow Coaching Session
Know any CEOs juggling life, employees and the world, who are feeling overwhelmed and uncertain? I have a great opportunity for both you and the person that refers them to me…keep reading… CEOFlow is my coaching program for CEOs. I saw, from being a CEO, working with them and knowing many of them, that it’s…
[CEOFlow] New CEOFlow sketch: “Revenue, Space & Enjoyment”
As I wrote about in My original notes on frustrations with the way work, uh, works, PebbleStorm: CEOFlow is like “advanced PebbleStorm”. I’ve been playing with my CEOFlow circles for awhile, and finally this morning they really clicked: That’s actually the whole post, but if you want to see the original, it’s here Subscribe to…
[CEOFlow] First batch of CEOFlow sketches
I put together and uploaded a bunch of new sketches this week for CEOFlow. Preview them at: www.flickr.com/photos/aaronross Full set (includes some PebbleStorm sketches too): http://flickr.com/photos/aaronross/sets/72157605840085105/ CEOFlow Original Post
[CEOFlow] The Four Rewards of Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic (internal) versus extrinsic (external) motivation A significant contributor to a state of CEOFlow is an environment in which employees are motivated primarily intrinsically by their own work, enjoyment and purpose (all in alignment with the organization of course!)…rather than motivated primarily by extrinsic motivators like fear, exaggerated incentives or control…continued on CEOFlow.com
[CEOFlow] Love or fear this company; and a sales compensation example
Semco is a company that has been incredibly inspirational to me – I love it! However, some people get the creepy-crawlies when they learn about it and how the executives let go of control: “Semco has no official structure. It has no organizational chart. There’s no business plan or company strategy, no twoyear or five-year…
[CEOFlow] Management values that lead to CEO (and company) Flow
The ends of the push v pull management motivation spectrum are: There are some fundamental management values or operating principles that a CEO and managers can take to heart to move their culture away from push and closer to pull: Trust, Transparency and Alignment. The CEO must be the one to lead by example in…
[CEOFlow] New book: “Why Work Sucks, And How to Fix It: No Schedules, No Meetings…”
Is your demand for your people’s office facetime and amount of effort actually hurting your employees’ productivity? Do you demand quantity of work over quality? This morning, Tim Ferriss posted a great entry about a new book on Best Buy’s ROWE project (“Results-Oriented Work Environment”): No Schedules, No Meetings—Enter Best Buy’s ROWE I remember reading…
[CEOFlow] “Pull Management” vs. “Push Management” systems (v1.0)
Are we working harder, under more pressure, but running in place? The internet has changed business – in helpful and challenging ways: * We have more information and metrics – and more confusion from all the clutter. * We can develop and deploy products faster – far beyond our clients’ ability to absorb them. *…