Last week, I was with a client - 1,700 employees, phenomenal culture - to launch a leadership program that identifies rising leaders across the organization, gets them in a room together, and builds next-gen relationships that will carry the company forward.

Last week I had fancy dinner for a great cause and brought my executive network together.   One of them mentioned advice that had shifted his brain years earlier - "You know, you can hire people better than you."

Filling critical team spots - especially sales - is top of mind for many of the CEOs I met. (Isn't it always?)  What was new though was the response to the current economic market is pushing business owners to increase liquidity and decrease spending.