Role of the CEO
Jim Crocker, CEO of Boardroom Metrics explains his view on the role of the CEO.
Managing in Tough Times
Jim Crocker, CEO of Boardroom Metrics provides some tips on how a CEO can communicate during tough times.
Boardroom Metrics Accomplished Executives
I've been gone for a while as Boardroom Metrics continues to grow rapidly. We now have 14 Accomplished Executives and Advisors. They are located in Toronto, Waterloo, Guelph and Ottawa. [...]
Effective Planning Tips
Jim Crocker, CEO of Boardroom Metrics describes how focus is the best practice for managing in tough times.
Succession Planning? Don't forget the business.
Here are two great succession planning checklists. This one is from the CFIB. This one is from Downey & Company, a CPA firm. It’s great that there is so much [...]
Canadian Board of Directors Index
Every year, Spencer Stuart sends me a copy of their 'Canadian Spencer Stuart Board Index - Board Trends and Practices of Leading Canadian Companies'. Yesterday's mail brought the 2009 study. [...]
Really Stand Out – The 5 P’s Personal Brand Planner
Here's a presentation based on the advice I'm passing on to clients and contacts. Lots of people are starting to get this: branding transcends jobs (it's too late when you've [...]
Hard Times Speech
March 2020 Update: Ok, we're in the thick of the Covid-19 situation. Maybe that's why this blog started to pop in search back in December 2019? It was written [...]
CEO Christmas Xmas Letter or Speech
Some time ago (actually a while ago now), I gave this short but well-received address to a company holiday party. Maybe there's something helpful here...either for a speech, holiday [...]