Tom Bordon

The Fine Art of Balancing Work and Life for a CEO

“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. They are Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will ... Read >

8 Qualities Small Business Owners Need to be a Good Leader

It is said, “Great leaders are made, not born, so anybody can develop effective leadership skills if they decide to develop themselves in this way.” This is true. And leadership is just as important for small companies as it is for corporate America. ... Read >

5 Must Do’s for Small Businesses for Beating Competition

It is lonely at the top, they say, especially for the leading companies because they are ahead of the race and have lesser competition. This is a myth. If you are in business, you can never be away from competition. Companies are always vying with each o... Read >

How To Manage Fund Allocation In A Small Business

Allocating funds is serious business, for any business, small or big. Even when funds are in surplus, or they are in short supply, allocation of funds is a delicate and sensitive area since even a small miss or a slip in this area can lead to serious rami... Read >

Top 5 Benefits Of Business Networking

Networking in business can mean two things. One is, of course, the quantitative technical aspect of installing an efficient system of Local Area Network (LAN) in your office or a Wide Area Network (WAN) among your various branch offices. A systematic an... Read >

6 Practical Tips for Hiring the Right Employees

Recruiting the right employees for an organization is quite a challenging task. At times, we end up hiring the wrong candidates that eventually costs us a good amount of money as well as loss of precious time and effort. It is essential, therefore, to... Read >

7 Golden Rules of Starting a New Business

What are the golden rules of starting a new business? Or rather, the golden rules of succeeding with a new business? Anyone who is planning to start a new business – be it startups or business owners who are planning to exit a business and start a new ... Read >

The 3 Mantras Of Exit Planning

Exiting a business is just as challenging as setting it up. In fact, exiting a business requires the same amount of planning, time, effort and thought processes as launching a start up. Here’s a list of things you must do once you have made up your mind t... Read >

9 Practical Steps to a Winning Team

When it comes to company goals, don’t try to go it alone. To build a company and steer it toward a growth path requires vision and collective effort. While the founder or CEO is the person primarily responsible for guiding the company to achieve your visi... Read >

The Essentials Of Executive Coaching

A CEO has to play varied roles to make his/her organization maintain steady growth. The important thing to know is which role demands what skills and how to practice them to achieve the desired results. In this article, we will be discussing the role the ... Read >

Managing the Risks of Growth

Rapid growth has a downside – the risk of the bubble going bust. The dotcom bust that happened in early 2000 is an extreme example of this. I am referring to this debacle rather than the foreclosure fiasco or economic recession as the dotcom bust saw the ... Read >

How to Build A Winning Team

An essential quality and skill a good CEO must possess is the ability to develop, enhance and sustain a strong team. As the captain of the ship, you would need to be a teacher, coach and mentor to the team members working with you. This is easier said... Read >

7 Highly Effective Habits that Make a Successful CEO-Part II

In the 2nd part of this two-part article series on habits of highly effective CEOs, I will list some more habits that every CEO should develop in order to lead his company to greater fulfillment and success. 1. Learn and implement the art of differenti... Read >

7 Highly Effective Habits that Make a Successful CEO

CEOs are overwhelmed with responsibilities. Needless to say, from managing the company, its resources, its manpower and markets … to ensuring optimal returns on investments made, CEOs have their hands full. In order to be able to manage all these tasks... Read >

The 5 stages of corporate growth

1. A company of individual contributors in their own ways trying to take the company forward. There is no common strategy, plans or tools. Success depends a lot on things falling into place on their own and some good luck. This approach is fraught with... Read >