In a TEC CEO Group you sit at a table with 15 other successful CEOs drawn from diverse industries and receive their confidential guidance and counsel. Members of the group act as a private board of trusted advisors, helping each be better leaders, make better decisions and get better results. TEC is not a social club. It's challenging; it's personal; it's hard work; it can be soul searching. Members join to enhance their business and personal performance and research indeed shows that TEC members do outperform non-members by a wide margin. TEC is the world’s largest executive leadership development organization with over 17,000 members dedicated to its mission of to increasing the effectiveness and enhancing the lives of Chief Executives. Membership in TEC includes executive workshops, business coaching, expert business thought leadership speakers, a massive library of online resources and access to a global network of 17,000 CEOs.

1. Leadership development for
the thinking CEO
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2. Who is TEC Canada?
• Executive forum for CEOs,
senior executives, business
owners and emerging leaders
• Continuous learning and
development through
– Peer mentoring
– Expert resources
– Global community

3. • World’s leading CEO membership organization
• Five Forums – CEO, KEY, Roundtable, Aspire
and Sage
• Nearly 1000 members across Canada
• Track record of success – nearly 30 years
experience in Canada and 50 years worldwide
• Vistage International, our affiliate, has a vibrant
network of 15,000 members in 16 countries
TEC Canada Snapshot

4. TEC’s Vision and Mission
• Vision: Create outstanding 21st
century
leaders who champion innovation and
collaboration and strive to accelerate the
growth of Canadian business
• Mission: to enhance the lives of business
executives as we foster leadership excellence

5. TEC’s Process
• Four pillars of the TEC learning model:
– Confidential peer group
– One-to-one mentorship
– Business thought leadership
– Global membership
• Focus on challenges and opportunities facing
business owners
• Emphasis on developing lifelong learners into
forward-looking, accomplished leaders

6. Confidential Peer Group
• 12-16 successful peers from non-competing
businesses
• Unbiased, agenda free, and confidential
• One full day per month
– 5% of your working hours per month
• Tackle tough business and personal issues:
– Growth/profitability
– People/performance
• Groups chaired by an accomplished business
leader and experienced mentor
– Personal/family

7. • Confidential session with group chair
• Two hours per month
• Discuss business and personal issues
• Anticipate upcoming developments
• Review action items from group meetings
• Identify opportunities for group discussion
One-to-One Mentorship

8. • Stimulating roundtable discussions with
provocative business experts
– Finance
– Sales & Marketing
– Technology
– Leadership & Strategy
– Human Resources
• Eight times per year as part of regular group
meetings (3.5 hours each)
– Manufacturing & Distribution
– Personal & Professional Dev.
– Beyond Business
– Wealth Management
Business Thought Leadership

9. Business Thought Leadership
• Past speakers include:
– Anne Graham
– Jack Daly
– Gair Maxwell
– Michael Canic

10. • Connect with 15,000 members in 16 countries
• Interactive Library features:
– Best practices & White papers
– Webinars, podcasts and presentations
– 16,000 searchable items
• Achieve clarity of vision acquiring new
knowledge and best practices
• International conferences and opportunities
Global Membership

11. • Improve decision making abilities
• Inspire and lead others
• Increase employee performance
• Accelerate business growth
• Increase profits
• Build personal relationships
• Achieve healthy work-life balance
Benefits

12. Results
From 2007 to 2012, Vistage CEO member companies significantly
outperformed the compounded annual growth rate of the average
American Dun & Bradstreet company.

13. “TEC has made me better realize my role in the company
is to work on the business, more so than in the business.
Today I am able to delegate, I’m able to take more time
off, I’m able to look at the big picture and move the
business in the right direction, rather than always be in
the trenches.”
Giovanni Marcelli, CEO/Founder, Accubid Systems
Member Testimonials
“Since becoming a member in 2007, my business revenues
have doubled and we are approaching 10 million dollars in
overall sales.”
Robert Hatheway, President & CEO , The Hatheway Group

14. “If anything, TEC is an invaluable insurance policy that can
help you through your toughest decisions with the
members who have no personal motives or gains other
than to support each other for continued success.”
Bruce Buchan, CEO, CleanRiver Recycling Solutions
“My TEC Chair has guided me towards best practices and
business decisions which help to increase my leadership
as an entrepreneur.”
Chantal Arguin, President, Groupe Trifide
Member Testimonials

15. Next Steps
To learn more about how TEC
can help you make better
decisions and have better
results, sign up for a one-to-
one member selection
discussion: