Progressive CEO Manifesto

The Progressive CEO brings progress to the world

Preamble

We back Progressive CEOs: leaders who grow and take their companies with them. Our role is to support these leaders in the most effective ways. This manifesto guides Boom, a for-profit company built to accelerate a global movement of Progressive CEOs. We exist to boost progress through business.

The Progressive CEO

The Progressive CEO is an entrepreneurial leader fit for today’s business landscape. They:

  • Outperform through sharp people skills, clear purpose, and aligning personal and business growth
  • Make bold decisions, act fast, and learn faster
  • Build teams that execute, adapt, and thrive under pressure
  • Use high tech to accelerate results and high touch to keep their edge

Boom’s definition of The Progressive CEO

  • GROWTH — Grows personally and drives business growth
  • PROGRESS — Views business as a progress engine
  • VISION — Builds a great, enduring company
  • MAGNET — Turns the organization into a people magnet
  • HEALTH — Cultivates wellness for humans including themselves, and for the planet

Whether the Progressive CEO is a founder, shareholder, or employed leader is not important to us. Often:

  • A founder-CEO is a visionary who can strengthen operational excellence.
  • An employed CEO masters operations but can grow entrepreneurial punch.

No CEO has it all. Use your strengths, develop what you can, and hire for the rest.

Boom’s Mission

We drive business growth with The Progressive CEO.

The Power of the Progressive CEO

Progressive CEOs raising their game are one of the most powerful levers for progress in the world.

CEOs are in a position to make change happen. When they use that power with intent and integrity, the world benefits.

What Progressive CEOs Believe

  • We can have an outsized positive impact in the world.
  • We speak and act in ways that set the bar for everyone connected to our organization.
  • We grow as people so our teams, companies, and stakeholders can grow too.
  • We train our focus, skills and judgment because performance benefits everyone around us.
  • We choose people and ideas that raise the bar.
  • We think clearly and challenge our own thinking.
  • We set bold goals, commit, and act.

Strategic Connection

Progressive CEOs thrive when connected to:

  • Positive people who elevate them and the business
  • Effective knowledge without the noise
  • Next-level tools that deliver clarity, strength, and speed

Many associations and networks serve business leaders. Boom is the home for CEOs who live this manifesto and grow stronger together.

In Closing

CEOs are humans with an extraordinary role. As the world moves faster, the demands of that role only grow.

The best response is high tech and high touch — using the tools that speed decisions and the connections that keep you sharp; that’s how the Progressive CEO not only leads companies but drives progress in the world.