“During every search, I interview ‘A’ players and I interview ‘B’ players. The two types of executives conduct themselves very differently. “A” players characterize a great interview with the CEO as a very collaborative conversation actually addressing some of the company’s challenges and issues. “A” players know exactly what they want and are extremely transparent with the CEO during the interview.”

The kids are back in school, summer is officially over and the Finance team is getting ready to drive the 2015 budgeting process. Globally we are seeing increasing political instability; nationally we are seeing a slow, but sustained economic recovery, and in California the traffic tells us that the economy is recovering nicely, but we could really use some rain.

The kids are back in school, summer is officially over and the Finance team is getting ready to drive the 2015 budgeting process. Globally we are seeing increasing political instability; nationally we are seeing a slow, but sustained economic recovery, and in California the traffic tells us that the economy is recovering nicely, but we could really use some rain.