I recently attended the conference Unpolished: The Intersection of Faith and Entrepreneurship. I referenced the conference in a previous blog post that addressed "the top." Comments from that post, coupled with encouragement from multiple colleagues to summarize my conference notes, resulted in my top 59 "learnings," which I share with…
Thanksgiving. The word alone conjures up so many homey feelings. Food. Family. More food. Warmth. Laughter. And more food. The spread of abundant food is the star of Thanksgiving. In the spirit of the holiday, let’s consider how your Thanksgiving feast is similar to your executive search strategy. Farfetched? Keep…
In your effort to keep your organization fresh and attractive, don’t forget what brought you success in the first place. Don’t lose sight of your core purpose. Organizations are created to provide a solution to a need. When someone develops a solution to a problem, organizations are born. That initial…
I recently attended the entrepreneurship conference, Unpolished, hosted at Crossroads Church. Crossroads’ pastor and author Brian Tome kicked off the conference with a story that is relevant for any leader running an organization. Brian told the story of a vacation he and his wife took to Costa Rica. As they…
It seems as if Halloween is the only time of the year where it is acceptable to discuss fear. Yet, even then, fear is not discussed in terms of its often very real role—that of influencer. Do you recognize the influence fear is having in your life? When big decisions…
This week's insights come from speaker and leadership coach, Jennifer McClure. Centennial's passion for hiring, developing, and retaining top talent fits perfectly with Jennifer's passion. Here's a bit of wisdom from her years of experience. As a speaker and leadership coach, my passion and purpose in life is to help…
Many organizations feel an executive search firm is not worth the expense. They are of the opinion that they can do everything internally that an executive search firm would do and by doing it themselves, they can save a bunch of money. That could be. I’ve identified 4 components that…
Carol Butler hired as the next President of the country’s largest university-based educational resource for family and private businesses. Cincinnati, Ohio – Oct. 10, 2017 – Carol Butler has been named president of the University of Cincinnati’s Goering Center for Family & Private Business. She succeeds Larry Grypp who served…
You are never the same after you hear the words, “you have cancer.” As much as no one ever wants to hear those words, you can learn a lot from the battle. I’ve been diagnosed with cancer 3 times, the most recent being breast cancer in 2015. I can easily…
