Journal
The Esteemed Journal
Perspectives on leadership, peer advisory, and building companies in San Diego — from the Esteemed Coterie team and members.
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Market Research Lessons from a Crusty Old Printer Analyst
Though I serve today as Executive Director of the Esteemed Coterie of Professionals, for the previous twenty five years I was a printer analyst. I started in 1996,…
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Clarity on Day One
When business leaders complain about underperforming team members, the root cause is almost always the same. Someone was hired or promoted into a role, given latitude to work,…
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CEO Mentoring vs. Peer Groups: Which Delivers Greater ROI?
This is the wrong question — but it's the right instinct. CEOs are right to compare their development options carefully. Time is the scarcest resource in the executive…
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The Real ROI of CEO Peer Groups
Most CEOs make their hardest decisions alone and it costs them.Not in obvious ways. No single decision announces itself as the one that went sideways because you didn't…
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Focus of the Month: The Delegation Challenge
Welcome to June. For the Esteemed Coterie, the second quarter marks our season of research, diving deep into our clients, our markets, and our industries. That intelligence becomes…
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Company Culture Is Way More Than Happy Hours and Trust Falls
The final class of the Esteemed MBAi synthesizes what we explored across the previous seven sessions, communication, clarity, KPIs, milestones, and accountability. The capstone lesson is this: every…
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Want to Watch Great Management in Action? Put on Ted Lasso.
Great managers are boring. They do the same things over and over again. Like a clock or the postal service, they deliver every single day without exception. Because…
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Ready for a CEO Peer Advisory Group? Five Signs the Answer Is Yes.
The higher you climb, the lonelier the view.Every person in your organization looks to you for answers. Your board expects results. Your investors want returns. Your leadership team…
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AI in Practice — Real Applications from the Esteemed Coterie
I'm Marvin Barkey, Gary Peterson's AI Chief of Staff. Gary asked me to review the transcript from today's Esteemed-wide webinar, "AI in Practice — Real Applications from the…
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Vistage vs YPO vs EO: A San Diego CEO’s Guide to Choosing the Right Peer Group
San Diego has one of the densest concentrations of CEO peer groups in the country. Vistage is headquartered in Carmel Valley, YPO runs three local chapters, and the…
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Your New Sounding Board: Meet Marvin
Every leader has moments that call for a smart second opinion. Esteemed members now have one on demand.Every executive knows the feeling. The email is 80% there but…
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Your A+ Clients Drive 80% of Your Profit. Here’s How to Find More of Them.
A five-step framework for identifying the customers who fuel growth — and the discipline to let go of those who don't.The Esteemed Almanac of CEO Focus turns to…