Elisa Spain, Author at Vistage Research Center

Wait! I’m an entrepreneur, not a CEO!

Elisa Spain — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 17:00:51 +0000

In my practice as a Vistage chair, I’ll often hear an entrepreneur say, “I don’t want to lose the culture as I grow this company” or “We are like a family; I want to keep this feeling as we grow.”...

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Do I always have to negotiate?

Elisa Spain — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 17:00:55 +0000

Every now and then, I have a conversation with one of the leaders I work with who is frustrated with a lack of compliance and accountability in their company. The leader will say something like this: “I told them exactly...

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How to recharge yourself and your strategic plan

Elisa Spain — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 23:08:04 +0000

To the Greeks and Romans, the “dog days” occurred in late July, when Sirius appeared to rise just before the sun. They referred to those days as the hottest time of the year, a period that could bring fever or...

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Perception ≠ Reality

Elisa Spain — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 09:00:43 +0000

We often hear the phrase perception is reality. In the physical world, we are told that we cannot perceive reality directly; perception is all we have. “If a tree falls in the woods…..” As leaders, we transfer this rule into behaviors, i.e....

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Take a break — and grow your company

Elisa Spain — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:00:50 +0000

Sometimes when life feels overwhelming, our instinctive reaction is to work more. This is especially true when our personal lives are demanding more of our attention; we feel we have to make up for that time, so as not to...

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