Craig Martin

Years inside one of America’s greatest companies revealed a formula that has nothing to do with luck—and everything to do with belief, people, and process. Craig Martin  ·  Martin Growth Leaders Founder & CEO, Martin Growth Leaders · Former Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co. When Chuck Schwab accepted a lifetime achievement award from the

Some moments come only once in a decade or two. Rechartering is how a CEO leads the team into them. Craig Martin  ·  Martin Growth Leaders In just the last week, I’ve had two conversations with CEOs on the cusp of taking their executive teams in new directions. One had recently stepped into the CEO

The threshold to enterprise leadership isn’t about title, compensation, or even experience. It’s about a mental shift. Craig Martin  ·  Martin Growth Leaders If you’re an aspiring C-suite leader—or a CEO or board member looking to groom one—this is for you. Over several decades, I’ve had the privilege of working with high-potential leaders who were

Most executives are promoted for functional excellence. Very few are ever taught how to operate as an enterprise leadership team. Craig Martin  ·  Martin Growth Leaders Here’s a blunt question: how do you know if your executive team is actually an executive team—or just a group of senior people sitting in the same meetings? I

When executive teams break down at moments of growth, it’s rarely just a people problem. It’s a system problem that’s been exposed. When an executive team starts tearing itself apart, most CEOs instinctively ask the wrong question. They ask: “Who’s the problem?” Or: “How do I fix these people?” In my experience, those questions rarely