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Rekindling the Inner Flame in Others, and in Ourselves

Michael Lee Stallard

Doug Conant’s Story: Being Honored and Honoring Others Doug Conant is the leader who turned around Campbell Soup Company when he served as President and CEO (2001-2011). At a tough juncture in Doug Conant’s career that person was Neil MacKenna. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”

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StrategyDriven Podcast Special Edition 65 – An Interview with Ed Reilly, editor of AMA Business Boot Camp

Strategy Driven

Special Edition 65 – An Interview with Ed Reilly, editor of AMA Business Boot Camp explores today’s management and leadership challenges and the fundamentals that will help those in these senior positions achieve ongoing career success. Prior to joining AMA in 2001, he was Presidetn and CEO of Big Flower Holdings, Inc.,

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What Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves When an Economic Crisis Hits

Harvard Business Review

After the stock market’s rocky ride in recent months, some analysts are wondering whether a new economic crisis might be around the corner. When you’ve invested some of the best years of your life in a company, changes in the macroeconomic environment can be particularly tricky to navigate. Jonathan Knowles/Getty Images.

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The Idealistic Realistic: What Really Helped Elevate Campbell Soup Company

Harvard Business Review

When I stepped in to run the Campbell Soup Company in 2001, the environment at Campbell was hugely challenging. We'd lost half of our market value in just one year. Perhaps you've heard the story. We were at a strategic crossroads for our shareholders. That's quite a foundation on which to stage a comeback.

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The Connection Between Employee Trust and Financial Performance

Harvard Business Review

This was the headquarters of Campbell Soup Company when one of us, Doug Conant, took the reins as CEO in 2001. We can use practices from Doug’s approach to the trust-building competency over his 40-year leadership career as a case study for the behaviors leaders should develop as they work to build and sustain trust.

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Fixing the Malaise in U.S. High Tech

Harvard Business Review

Early on in my career I wondered what made people put their whole hearts and souls into their work. In 2001, Xilinx's business drop like a rock. It turned out that we had won considerable market share during this period because all our projects stayed on track. I authorized them to continue their work.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making. In their marketing, accounting and auditing firms claim to be full-service business advisors, in order to get business. The same analogies apply to personal lives, careers and Body of Work. Executives never stayed long.