Secrets Of Executive Rockstars

Hey guys,

In the run up to tomorrow’s BIG launch. We’ve had a number of questions keep coming up. We thought that it was a good idea to collect the answers here, so that you can be completely confident that what you’ll be investing in tomorrow will be the right thing for you.

** It’s in our best interests to make sure that you’re completely informed, as if you take a space, and then back out in the first month (getting your full refund) we’ll have lost a participant, and the revenue! **

So what have you asked us specifically about this course : (more…)

I set some time aside this weekend to create a video for you describing the best method for structuring business documents that I’ve ever found. (Yes, that includes reports, analyses, slides, and even important e-mails)

It really does provide a template for creating world class business documents; it’s easy to learn, I can take you through the basics in a few minutes, and many of the large consultancies recommend this method to their consulting teams as THE way to create documents for clients.

Enrollment for our 12 week group coaching course opens on Tuesday, and we still have plenty to do to prepare for 200 eager participants… so I thought that I’d squeeze this in tonight for you. I hope that you find it useful!

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In order to bring you real insights from ‘Executive Rockstars’ who achieve continued and frankly amazing levels of success, I’m publishing a few more of my recent research interviews which form the basis of a new article to be published in the national press in the next couple of months.

It’s so refreshing to hear from these kinds of guys first hand, that I want to share just a few of these recordings with you.

Today, we meet Brad Stroh who left his job in Venture Capital to create his own company in 2002 with co-founder Andrew Housser.

‘The Freedom Financial Network’ – which includes Bills.com – clocked up an impressive $43.5 million in revenues in 2007, employs 420 engaged employees in three offices, holds the No. 257 spot on the Inc. 500 list for 2008, and was ranked as the No. 3 fastest-growing company in America on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Hot 100 list for 2008 

So what are Brad’s Executive Rockstar secrets? How does he structure his time? How does he handle overload? What is his key career advice? (more…)

Many thanks to everyone who entered our ‘best career advice ever‘ competition to win my new Olympic Gore-Tex sailing jacket! Our judges sorted through the entries (which were anonymized) before picking a winner….

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Last week I managed to secure an interview with the amazing Tom Searcy. Few people have taken small companies and created the explosive growth that Tom has. Even fewer have done it twice… but FOUR times!? Four companies, four successes, four IPO’s. Taking his companies from $15 million to $150 million in short order is a Rockstar talent, and Tom has it! He graciously agreed to share some of his secrets in an interview for a piece I’m writing for a national newspaper. This is a great interview! (more…)

As part of the research I’m doing for an article in a national newspaper. I’ve managed to secure interviews with ‘Executive Rockstars’ who are truly at the top of their game.

First, Morris Reid. As a senior staff aide in the Clinton Administration, Morris had direct access to some of the most powerful men on the planet.

Now, a top branding and political strategist from Washington D.C. Morris has worked with high-profile individuals, government officials and corporate executives in the successful resolution of complex and high-level political and corporate issues for more than 15 years.

He truly gets things done! A commentator for CNN, MSNBC, and ABC, a regular in the US quality press, a prominent philanthropist, and a nice guy. How does he organize his days? What is the best career advice he’s ever been given? Did he always know what he wanted to do?

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Perhaps you, like me, find the idea of being famous hard to stomach…but there’s no doubt that being slightly famous can help your career and business succeed - if you do it in the right way. So I’m not talking about Paris Hilton or Rafael Nadal famous, I’m talking about Lars Hilse famous.

Who is Lars Hilse?

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This is a really useful tip for when you’re pushing the boundaries on your technical knowledge in order to deliver something a little more complex than you usually would – maybe a ’signature project’ – and things go wrong. How do you find technical answers to your IT problems quickly? My favourite resource is … (more…)

What’s new this week in the world of the Executive Rockstar? Economic briefings, Insider techniques from the ‘big boys’, and competitions for an Olympic jacket. Just your normal week then ;o)

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Today I’m going to introduce you to a technique that will enable you to take control of meetings, influence strategic direction and give you a real edge whenever complex questions need to be asked and answered.

There are few techniques that $5,000 a day strategy consultants rely on time and time again. This is one of them.

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What do you say when you’re talking with colleagues about the stock market crashing for the umpteenth day in a row? Where is your money safe? What do the experts say when they aren’t being misquoted in the news papers?

It’s vital for every Executive Rockstar to understand the fundamentals of what is happening, and so we got the best financial mind we know to explain what’s happening in a one off specialist Executive Rockstar briefing. (more…)

Did you see that I got to go sailing with the British Olympic Sailing Team, a couple of weeks ago? On that trip, I was given a really nice limited edition 2008 ‘GBR Team’ Goretex jacket, and on November 3rd I’m going to give it away as competition prize to this community: specifically to the person who sends us the best career tip!

WHY? Because although we have an amazing array of tools, tips, and tactics for making your career strategy really fly, we are always open to learning more – and we know that you have something special to share with us! (more…)

I’ve had a number of people get back to me and say that while they downloaded ‘The BIG Plan’ – our killer career strategy modelled on the high flyers we’ve worked with over the last 15 years – they haven’t had time to read it yet.

Well, I have some good news for those guys… because I recorded a recent webinar presentation I gave to some consulting companies and I’m pleased to be able to give you that video now.

So you ’stress-monkeys’ out there, who fool yourselves into believing that multitasking really works, can now do something else, as you keep one eye on this video, and finally find out what all the fuss is really about! (more…)

With the crisis in the stock market dragging on, I think that everyone has been keeping an eye on share prices this week… trying to work out how the events that are impacting the banking sector are going to ripple out through the real economy to our companies.

But there is another reason why the stock market interests me. The pricing of shares truly reflects the level of confidence that investors have that a company is going to do well in the future.

Just like you, companies have to own a niche, a vision for the future that investors can buy into, and a reputation for doing something well, based on solid historical results.

So the question shouldn’t be ‘How is the stock market doing?’, but ‘How is your own stock doing?’ - your personal equity, your perceived value, the confidence that your boss, your colleagues, and your customers have that you are going to produce spectacular results from them.

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