On January 18th, Henman Performance Group hosted a breakfast for St. Louis’ top executives to explore the advice of area experts about how to acquire board positions. Here’s what they had to say: Cathy Dunkin, CEO of Standing Partnership, a PR firm, opened the program with an explanation of the importance of not-for-profit boards asRead more
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In good times and bad, keeping truly gifted talent remains an ongoing challenge. Large companies face this problem, but their sheer number of employees mitigates it considerably-not true for smaller firms. When small companies hire well, they thrive for a given time but constantly worry that the exit of a key person will set themRead more
In my more than thirty years of consulting, I have found that, without question, natural intelligence is the most important success indicator in the business arena and the single most significant differentiator at the upper echelons of large organizations. Stanford psychologist Lewis Terman recognized this when he pioneered his IQ tests in the early 1900s.Read more
Clearly, the world needs more virtuosos, but they don’t seem to spring forth, fully formed from the La Brea Tar Pits. Nature or nurture, something happens early in life to cause these exceptional creatures to roam the earth. To better understand the process, I recently interviewed former Space Shuttle Commander and retired United Space AllianceRead more
Today’s economy does not allow for mediocrity. You have to deliver results better and faster than your competition does, but only virtuosos can do that. Identifying and developing these exceptional people will position you for a competitive advantage both now and in the future. I should point out, however, that not all virtuoso teams functionRead more
