It’s time for some straight talk about peer advisory groups. Many claims are made but of course nothing is a panacea. It is important to make the right decision because the peer advisory group becomes your sounding board and your support group. The group should be able to hold you accountable to achieve your vision.
We are taking the Vistage Small Business Program to Miami!
On the 29th of this month we are conducting an Informational Breakfast to inform Miami area entrepreneurs of the advantages they can gain as members of a Vistage Group. The SB Program is specifically designed for those businesses that have a solid start but are [...]
Soon after I began working with Carol, she expressed concern that she and her minority partner were no longer on the same page. She wanted to improve the company with consistent HR policies, install sound process that would add value for their clients and create a new mid management level that would allow the partners [...]
Continue Reading →Are you a business owner with a vexing problem or a great opportunity?
Need to think through an idea with the help of an expert?
Thinking of starting a new business or buying an existing one?
Want an expert set of eyes on your business plan?
Marketing and sales program need the attention of a [...]
Continue Reading →This morning, I awoke with the desire to make a gift for my sons, Barry, Brian, and John this Father’s Day, so I sat down at my computer to let them know what I was thinking about. After emailing it to them, it [...]
Continue Reading →Herb Meyer served as Special Assistant to the Director of Central Intelligence and Vice Chairman of the CIA’s National Intelligence Council during the Reagan administration. He came to Florida recently to speak to the Vistage CEO Summit and presented, “What in the World is Going On? – A Global Intelligence Briefing for CEOs” I [...]
Continue Reading →I was pleased to represent Vistage Florida last night at the Ultimate CEO Awards presented by the South Florida Business Journal in partnership with the Palm Beach County Business Development Board and The Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. The CEO Awards evening was held at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Vistage [...]
Continue Reading →Dave was running his furniture manufacturing business happily for years. He had the benefit of twenty years of experience as a high performing furniture sales rep. Relationship was his specialty. His meetings with interior designers and their clients usually resulted in a new order for custom furniture pieces that would be sold through major up-scale [...]
Continue Reading →Are you facing challenging business decisions? Most business leaders are. We are still dealing with the most severe economic conditions in seventy years. Do you wish you had help when thinking through tough situations concerning clients, your own associates, marketing, finance or business development? Is it difficult to hold your direct reports and yourself accountable? [...]
Continue Reading →As a Vistage Chair for several CEO Peer Groups in Southern Florida (Broward and Palm Beach Counties) I recently had the pleasure of receiving economic insights from Alan Beaulieu an economist and principal of the Institute for Trend Research. Alan came to Florida as speaker for my CEO Peer Groups in both [...]
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Founded in 2006 by Les Deck, a serial entrepreneur with a 35-year history of growing businesses, Les Deck Consulting specializes in helping small businesses thrive in a climate of accelerating change. Les offers executive coaching, seminars, and leads Vistage CEO peer groups in South Florida where he lives.Recent Comments
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