The Frustrated CEO

Send us Fan Mail Too many leaders mistake monologue for dialogue, doing far more talking than listening and engaging others in sharing information. Join us as we meet Dr. Tom O’Connor, communication thought-leader and Founder of both Transforming Corrections and Transforming Communication , two missional companies achieving better results through dialogue. Website: Frustrated CEO Social: LinkedIn...

Send us Fan Mail In The Balanced Scorecard , authors Norton and Kaplan report that 90% of organizations fail to execute their strategic priorities, and nothing frustrates CEOs like the lack of execution. Tune in to Episode 61 as we discuss and unpack three critical components to strategic execution, components without which you’ll continue spinning your organizational wheels. Website: Frustrated C...

Send us Fan Mail Offering both possibilities and risks, the cloud has become an increasingly important part of global business. In fact, a recent enterprise survey found that the average employee uses 36 cloud-based services every day! Join us for this episode as we bring back cloudEQ Founder and CEO Sean Barker to address the cloud issues keeping CEOs awake at night. Website: Frustrated CEO Socia...

Send us Fan Mail It’s not an accident when 95% of what your employees say about working for you is positive. That’s what can happen when a business is built on the foundational premise that culture is everything. Join us as we go in-depth with cloudEQ CEO Sean Barker to learn how he built a multi award-winning business with virtual employees across the globe. Website: Frustrated CEO Social: Linked...

Send us Fan Mail Solving old problems often requires looking at things through a new lens. In Episode 58, we examine employee workloads, productivity, revenue, burnout, and turnover through the unique lens of Benchmark Sixty Founder and CEO Jim Taylor, who’s company is revolutionizing the restaurant industry with metrics and KPIs sure to make you rethink things in your own business. Website: Frust...

Send us Fan Mail Strategic Alignment is the primary input to effective strategy execution. How else can you possibly hope to execute in your business when your own leadership team isn't on the same page? Join our team for an easy-to-follow and idea-packed episode to help you overcome the biggest obstacle to executing your strategic plan. Website: Frustrated CEO Social: LinkedIn instagram: @th...

Send us Fan Mail Great companies aspire to lead their respective markets, acting instead of reacting. But how often do you feel like your corporate communication is in a constant state of reaction? More importantly, how do you get out in front of things to communicate more strategically to support your goals, protect your brand, and drive the message proactively? Join us as we answer these questio...

Send us Fan Mail We introduced you to ProCircular Founder and award-winning CEO Aaron Warner in Episode 54 to hear how to build an award-winning business of your own. Here in episode 55, we introduce you to Aaron Warner, cyber-security expert and industry thought-leader to help you make that award-winning business more secure and safer from the bad guys. Website: Frustrated CEO Social: LinkedIn in...

Send us Fan Mail Who better to talk to about building an award-winning business than Aaron Warner, CEO of ProCircular and winner of Iowa’s 2023 Small Business Person of the Year? Join us for an authentic discussion about leadership, scaling a business, and attracting & retaining talent, all while battling the all-to-common imposter syndrome plaguing CEOs worldwide. Website: Frustrated CEO Soci...

Send us Fan Mail According to a recent Gallup poll, only 23% of U.S. employees strongly agree they can apply their organization's values to their everyday work. How the heck do you reach the other 77%? Join us for our most Value-able episode yet as we discuss going beyond just creating Core Values to learn several easy ways to leverage them in your business. Website: Frustrated CEO Social: Li...

Send us Fan Mail You’re not winning in business without winning the war for talent. But how do you find top talent with the most sought-after skillsets when everyone else is looking for those same people? Join us for part 2 of our interview with Acumen Executive Search Founder and CEO Suzanne Hanifin to learn how you can attract ideal team members for your company and retain them longer than ever....

Send us Fan Mail When good company culture is the price of entry to attract and retain top talent, every company in existence will tell you theirs is a great culture. But what do you do when your industry is traditionally known as highly competitive and every-employee-for-themselves? Join us for this in-depth discussion with CEO and Founder Suzanne Hanifin as we discover how she’s cultivated a non...

Send us Fan Mail We met Bivo Co-Founders Carina Hamel and Robby Ringer in Episode 49 to hear how strategic planning helped them close one business, start another, and relocate from one coast to the other during the chaos of the pandemic. Here in Episode 50, we pick up where we left off for Part 2 of our interview to hear how they grew as leaders and people through the challenges and benefits of ex...

Send us Fan Mail How did two smart young entrepreneurs launch one business, sunset another, start a family, and relocate 3,000 miles from one coast to the other, all during the pandemic without missing a beat? With a plan, that’s how. Join us for Part 1 of an eye-opening interview with Carina Hamel and Robby Ringer, Cofounders of Bivo, to hear how their detailed planning in 2018 guided their decis...

Send us Fan Mail The Center for Creative Leadership defines psychological safety as “the belief that you won't be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. At work, it's a shared expectation held by members of a team that teammates will not embarrass, reject, or punish them for sharing ideas, taking risks, or soliciting feedback.” How much would...

Send us Fan Mail Many of your frustrations at work are all rooted in the same issue: the inability of leaders below your Executive Team to cascade your Vision down into the organization, hold themselves and their people accountable, inspire high-performing teams, and ultimately execute your strategic plan. Weak or under-developed Next-Level Leaders are roadblocks to strategic execution, and their...

Send us Fan Mail Great CEOs understand that the primary function of leadership is to benefit the people they lead. Few would argue conceptually, but what does that look like on the job? Join us for an uplifting conversation with Chris Sarles, recently-retired CEO of Oregon Food Products about growing your skills, caring for the people, developing and engaging others, creating high-performing teams...

Send us Fan Mail Culture is clearly a concern for every good CEO and senior leader, and you simply can’t create a high-performing one without an honest and intentional focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Join us for an in-depth and honest DEIB discussion with Chief Executive Consultant and HR Executive Pleasure M. Allen. We hope this one challenges and inspires you to raise the b...

Send us Fan Mail One great strategy for overcoming chronic issues is to change your perspective, and what better way to accomplish that than through the lens of acclaimed filmmaker Jesse Andrew Clark, whose work has been seen on PBS, Discovery Channel, Adult Swim and Comedy Central? Join us for a different, non-traditional examination of key CEO frustrations like diversity and sustainability throu...

Send us Fan Mail The New Year brings with it all kinds of resolutions, and perhaps no resolution is more important in the workplace than conflict resolution. While most CEOs wish the conflict in their organizations would just go away, conflict is a great sign your people are invested and care about the state of things. You don’t want to eliminate conflict, but you do need to navigate through it th...

Send us Fan Mail When last we spoke with decorated futurist and global business expert Ben Pring in episode 10, the pandemic still raged and the Great Resignation was in full swing. Ben’s valuable vision and foresight were so helpful that it only made sense to bring him back for another round. If you’re looking for the trends that’ll shape business in 2023 and beyond, this is the episode for you....

Send us Fan Mail Purposeful work isn’t just for Millennials and Gen Z. Not only are CEOs allowed to align life, work, and purpose together; one could easily argue you HAVE to align them if you hope to be an effective leader in 2022 and beyond. Your employees demand purpose filled lives and work for themselves, so here’s your opportunity to lead by example to become someone others admire and want t...

Send us Fan Mail It’s often said the two loneliest jobs in the universe are Pastor and CEO, and a survey by the Harvard Business Review said 6 out of 10 CEOs believe loneliness hinders their own job performance. Always in the spotlight. Never allowed an off day. Always expected to have answers. Never allowed to feel lost. Always superhuman. Never simply human. If that’s you, then this is the episo...

Send us Fan Mail You, too, can be intentional and strategic to become a force in the digital landscape.  Join our interview with Amy Rosenberg, Founder and President of Veracity, to learn how to leverage current news and employee passions to position your company’s core values and culture, connect with internal and external audiences, elevate your visibility, and position you as an industry though...

Send us Fan Mail Making people do things is far less effective than making them WANT to do things, and great leaders understand this. Leadership is far more about influence than authority, and perhaps the most underutilized influence tool in your toolbox is storytelling. Check out our engaging conversation with Jamie Dixon, author of The Story Habit , to learn how to shape stories that move people...