As we forge through uncertainty, it’s helpful to know that you’re not alone. We asked your fellow Texas CEOs to share their thoughts on how they have led and managed the business through the pandemic and its fallout. Katy Messersmith, CEO, Katydid Wholesale — Dallas, Texas We are using this time to focus on alternative […]Read More
During times of economic uncertainty, the CEO’s burden of command becomes heavier than ever. As always, we are asked to make the tough decisions and meet the needs of employees, customers, and shareholders—only now we are doing it with fewer resources, in a climate of fear, and under a harsh spotlight. This special issue of […]Read More
Leadership requires fearlessness, and that’s never truer than in a crisis. When problems and setbacks occur, everyone looks at you, the leader, to see how you are going to react. As the leader, you have to steer the ship and prevent yourself—and others—from panicking. Panic-stricken people do not make good decisions, nor do they inspire […]Read More
Don’t assume that becoming a jerk is something that only happens to others There has been and will always be a place for inspired business leaders who seek to do things in a new way. Thomas Edison and Edwin Land—cofounder of Polaroid Corporation—were visionaries who broke rules, challenged the status quo, and reconfigured industries in […]Read More
It was December 7, 1941, when a young army recruit walked out of a movie theater in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and turned on a portable radio to hear that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor. That young army recruit was my father, and the army quickly rushed him off to Panama to defend the Panama Canal. […]Read More
Former Texas Rangers chief Hank Whitman on his transition from law enforcement to head of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. In his long career, Hank Whitman not only spent eleven years with the Texas Rangers, rising to become chief of the agency. He also, most recently, held what he describes as an […]Read More
When Judy MacLeod became the third commissioner of Conference USA in 2015, her appointment was historic: She is the first and only female commissioner of a Football Bowl Subdivision athletics conference. She came to the Dallas-headquartered conference in 2005 after 15 years at the University of Tulsa, including 10 as athletics director. We talked to […]Read More
FIVE STEPS FOR WOMEN TO BECOME EACH OTHER’S CHAMPIONS By Elizabeth Lions “I just don’t like working with women. They are so catty. I’d prefer to work with men.” It’s a sentiment I’ve heard over and over from women I’ve known, and one I used to feel, myself. I saw them as competitors, and threats […]Read More
In 2020, personal and diplomatic security protection isn’t just for heads of state. Increasingly, businesspeople are enlisting the help and services of professionals like Mike Ramirez, who provide personal and executive security protection in dangerous situations and places, whether at a conference abroad or in a warzone. We asked Ramirez to tell us about his […]Read More
When a firm replaces a CEO, everyone involved typically goes through a period of high stress. The board faces a highly consequential decision, the organization faces uncertainty, and the newly appointed CEO faces a fresh challenge—all under the watchful eye of shareholders and the market. One of the most frequently studied factors in CEO succession […]Read More
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