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Have you ever had pre-game jitters, been nervous before a big sales presentation, or been concerned about delivering bad news to an employee, boss or board of directors? My answer to the question of Fear as a Motivator is both … Continued

The business leaders who share ideas and experiences as members of Sage Executive Group deal daily with the economy and its challenges. They offer their views and advice in Sage’s Barometer on Business blog. Robert Westfall is president of Solatube … Continued

Are you hiring the best athletes available? There is a practice among successful pro sports teams that drafting the best athlete available is the way to develop winning teams. I believe this is also true in business and by doing … Continued

My observations of great teams in both my business and professional sports careers have led me to believe that there are parallel practices common to both.  Here are the 6P’s of great teams. Preparation: They prepare in advance and always … Continued

Stacey McKibbin and Chuck Hunter, both experienced business management consultants, were recently named co-coachs to work with CEOs from mid-sized firms who are members of Sage Executive Group, a fast-growing peer advisory organization. In their mentoring and training roles heading … Continued

Sage Executive Group, which started two years ago as a peer advisory organization for CEOS, has launched four new groups for business executives in finance, operations, sales and marketing and business development and for CEOs in small to mid-size companies. Founded … Continued

Veteran San Diego business executive Tom Deverell has been named coach for a group of chief executive officers who meet to share ideas, explore solutions and develop their companies as part of the expansion of Sage Executive Group, a peer … Continued

This one is worth sharing… THE MAGIC BANK ACCOUNT THE AUTHOR IS NOT KNOWN. THIS MESSAGE WAS FOUND IN THE BILLFOLD OF LEGENDARY ALABAMA FOOTBALL COACH PAUL BEAR BRYANT AFTER HE DIED IN 1982. Imagine that you had won the … Continued

Sage Executive Group gives an opportunity for San Diego-area professional to meet and hear from an expert in the world of business at quarterly networking events, and key elements of the presentation by Sarah Hardwick, CEO of Zenzi Communications, are … Continued

I listened to an old Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast and came across a brilliant session on six questions every CEO must ask.  Here is my summary. Q1 – WHICH GAUGES SHOULD WE BE WATCHING? Finding the right metrics to guide … Continued