Over the last 5 years I’ve provided executive advisory sessions to attendees of the Digital Ascendant and Retail Ascendant executive communities during their gatherings in Silicon Valley and New York. During their events I get to meet for 30min with an executive and provide advice on any aspect of their business and career.
I’ve completed over 100 of these formal advisory sessions and many more spontaneous sessions over the meals, field trips to members innovation labs, and entertainment experiences that are part of the events. All meticulously created by founder Susan McDermid and her brilliant team.
As I was writing Words That Work, I decided to incorporate the top questions the most successful executives ask me both at the Ascendant Network events and my broader work and experiences.
Top 15 questions the most successful executives ask me:
How do I encourage truth telling?
What is the fastest way to deliver results as a newly appointed executive?
How can I influence my board meetings to be more productive?
How do I improve external media and investor relationships?
How do I set the performance bar for my executive team at the right height?
How do I know people are telling me the truth?
How can I help my team think bigger?
How can I test radical, bold moonshots?
How do I change my habits rapidly?
How do I upgrade my network to the right altitude of peers?
How do I rapidly evaluate and change out the right people on my executive team?
How do I understand and live my true purpose?
How do I help those around me explore new ideas?
How do I say what I mean concisely?
What are the characteristics of the most successful executives?
These top 15 questions became the backbone of Words That Work.
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Dedicated to growing your business,
Val
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