CEO Coaching International

We are thrilled to share the BIG news that CEO Coaching International clients grow profit at 5X the national average. Our highly anticipated data from the NYU Stern School of Business indicates clients who have worked with CEO Coaching International for at least two years have reported an average revenue CAGR at 2.6X the U.S. average and an average EBITDA CAGR of 5X despite a stifling economic environment. Congratulations to our 500+ clients. Your discipline and dedication to the #MakeBIGHappen system have driven this tremendous growth, representing $60.4 billion in revenue, $6 billion in EBITDA, and more than 163,000 employees. This collective achievement is also a testament to the collective wisdom of the firm's 50+ world-class coaches, who are all seasoned former CEOs, Founders, and Presidents who have led double-digit sales and profit growth in businesses ranging in size from startups to over $10 billion. Congratulations to all. Read more about this BIG news here: https://lnkd.in/eSRJ3S6i

Your team can make all the difference between growing BIG and falling short of your goals. To get a quick pulse on the performance of your talent, the 9-Box Grid can be a simple and effective tool for identifying where current performance (x-axis) meets future potential (y-axis) in various aspects of your company. CEOs have to be aware of the limitations of this matrix as they connect its conclusions to their overall strategy for the company. Still, it's a great way to get a quick pulse on whether or not the team you have today is the team you need to get you where you want to be. Read more about the 9-Box Grid Tool here:  https://lnkd.in/eXgG8-9n #MakeBIGHappen

Our community members are serious about #MakingBIGHappen. Check out this awesome snap from the Victra - Verizon Authorized Retailer team!

Take it from Mark Moses, CEO Coaching International's AI twin— Understanding where your AI strategy and other aspects of your business stack up vs. other CEOs can be one of the most important things you do today to A. Continuously improve B. Create a strategy that will help you #MakeBIGHappen tomorrow. Take our 2-minute CEO Pulse Survey to help us get a clearer picture of where CEOs stand today: https://lnkd.in/eRDZ_Ggv

The world is full of business opportunities. There’s certainly no lack of things we could do. But that is also the problem. How do we choose what to work on from among the endless options? Enter the concept of Huge Outrageous Targets (HOTs). HOTs are your guideposts on your journey to #MakingBIGHappen. A HOT is a bold goal that pushes the boundaries and gives your team a clear direction. It’s the one objective that, if achieved, makes everything else pale in comparison. Over time, this approach has become a cornerstone of how we help leaders Make BIG Happen at CEO Coaching International. As entrepreneurs and CEOs, setting a HOT can be tough. We're often tempted by the next shiny object. The discipline of setting a HOT keeps us focused on what truly matters most. To determine your company’s HOT, ask yourself: “What goal, if achieved, would have the greatest impact on our business?” The right HOT should inspire, motivate, and drive your company’s culture of performance. Here are some key points for setting effective HOTs: + Set an overarching HOT for the entire company. + Teams or business units should focus on no more than two HOTs at once. + Choose battles that will ultimately win the war. + Senior leaders can veto, but not dictate. + Every HOT should have a clear finish line: “from X to Y by Z” (what to what by when). Think of your HOT as the war you need to win. Lower levels of the organization can set their own goals, but they must align with and support the overarching HOT. This way, every battle fought moves you closer to winning the war.

Get in the mindset for BIG growth— add a 0. One of the simplest things we do to help our clients think BIG is the "Add a Zero” exercise. Take one of your key metrics, add a zero, and then discuss what you must do to #MakeBIGHappen. If your annual revenue is $20 million, add a zero, and you get $200 million. If your current largest client is $50,000 annually, add a zero, and you get $500,000. You get the idea. The magic happens when you discuss what you must do to go from $20 million in revenue to $200 million or from $50,000 clients to $500,000 clients. You must completely change your approach to achieve the “times ten” jump. Incremental thinking will not get you there. You must go exponential. By pursuing the “times ten” leap, you force yourself to develop new, “exponential” strategies that will help you grow at warp speed.

Sarah Dusek is no stranger to #MakingBIGHappen again and again. She founded Under Canvas Inc., the leading upscale outdoor hospitality brand that she grew to a value of over $100 million, is a venture capitalist, co-founder of a new hospitality company, and author of the new book "Thinking Bigger: A Pitch-Deck Formula for Women Who Want to Change the World." On today's show, Sarah describes her incredible journey from the brink of collapse to building a $100-million industry leader and shares lessons from her new career in VC. You won't want to miss Steve Sanduski, CFP®'s conversation with a woman who has been there and done that as she shares wisdom from her incredible journey: https://lnkd.in/eWhzHi83

Please join us in congratulating CEO Coaching International community member Colette Stevenson, President & Chief Executive Officer of REsides, Inc. on the news she has been named HousingWire's 2024 Woman of Influence. "As the founder of REsides, she introduced the revolutionary first and only MLS model offering equitable ownership for all who choose to participate," according to a press release. "Her open-mindedness is changing the way Brokerages think about MLS and enabling strategic partnerships never before attempted with brokerages." Please join us in congratulating Colette and read more about this BIG honor here: https://lnkd.in/gwSuZ6ae #MakeBIGHappen John Giegerich

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Please join us in congratulating Director of Client Development David Dollar, our August Employee of the Month. His Outbound Sales Team says it best: "There’s hard-working, and then there’s David – he’s the prime example of showing up every day and giving his 100%. His exemplary leadership inspires us all, and his commitment and drive to developing the outbound team is unmatched. David’s solutions-oriented mindset is what has propelled the team to be where it is today. David is the kind of leader that will say open floor and mean it—and his receptiveness to the ideas and feedback of his direct reports is something that makes him a treasure to the Outbound Sales Team. From his music references, his copious amount of Atlanta Braves hats, and the occasional cameo from his newborn son Rhodes, David is an integral part of the CEOCI Team." Thank you, David, for all you do to help us #MakeBIGHappen each day. We're honored to have you on the team.