Use LinkedIn to Build a Powerful Referral Network
Successful leaders know the value of hard work, innovative thinking, and perseverance. But they also know this basic truth: Most of the best things in business — and life — come to you through other people. Good business is rarely a solo enterprise, and relationships...
Hiring Top Talent? Your CEO LinkedIn Presence May Be the Advantage You’re Missing
Did you hear the story about the company where everyone had worked hard and well, systems were in place, teams were aligned, and the opportunity for big new business was just ahead? All they needed was a couple of key hires. But finding the right people was taking so...
25 Ways CEOs Can Build Trust Faster Using LinkedIn
When you ask leaders about the most important skill they need to succeed in their role, the answers almost always include build trust. In his book, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek talks about how trust is a cornerstone...
How to Get Your CEO to Take LinkedIn Seriously
Many CMOs and heads of communications are dealing with the same situation: the company is active on LinkedIn, with a strong presence. The CEO is on LinkedIn but not particularly active – they are good about reposting company announcements, sharing funding news, and...
Raising a Funding Round? How LinkedIn Helps Founders Gain Investor Confidence
Fundraising is more intense than almost anything else you do. When you are raising a round, you need a proven track record, impressive business credentials, a strong team, real traction, and a compelling vision.. You know every aspect of your business is going to...
Introducing the Leadership Signal System
Is your LinkedIn presence underselling your abilities? Most executives have far more to offer on LinkedIn than their profiles or posts reveal. Their credibility is not the issue. They have built companies, led teams, navigated markets, made difficult decisions, worked...
Do You Have an Exit Signal Gap?
When a CEO starts thinking about selling the company, something changes. The business is no longer being judged only by customers, employees, partners, and investors. It is now being assessed by a different group of people: buyers, private equity firms, bankers,...
10 Stages of a CEO’s Journey and How LinkedIn Helps You Crush Each One
Navigating the CEO journey is exciting and exhilarating . . . and sometimes exhausting. But you wouldn’t want to be doing anything else, right? From founding a business to exiting with grace, successful CEOs rely on foundational skills that remain crucial across all...
What Does “Lead in Public” Mean?
Many CEOs hear the phrase “lead in public” and assume it means posting more often. But leading in public is not the same thing as being active on LinkedIn. A CEO can post often and still reveal very little about how they think, what they believe, or where they are...
What Does an Anti-Fragile Career Look Like?
Most executives would never build a business with a single point of failure. But many build their careers that way. Their reputation depends too heavily on one company, one boss, one sponsor, one investor, one client, or one product. As long as everything holds, the...
LinkedIn Algorithm Changes 2026: What CEOs and Executives Need to Know
LinkedIn has made substantive changes in their algorithm this year, and most users have seen a significant impact on the reach of their posts. Let’s look at the changes that are most relevant for CEOs and executives. First, what happened? LinkedIn is now using large...
Growth-Stage CEOs: How to Hack Recruiting
Most growth-stage CEOs think recruiting problems are caused by compensation, competition, or a lack of qualified candidates. Sometimes that’s true. But increasingly, the problem is visibility. The best candidates want to know who they’ll be working for before they...