In the CEO Afterlife

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

It has not – 2010 profits for Exxon and Shell rose by 57 and 61% respectively. Tags: Human Resources , Leaderhip , PR , Spin , Strategy. In the petroleum industry where access to oil is tight, Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell say they are adjusting their strategies to meet the growing demand for alternative energies. Likely true.

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The Gulf Spill: BP Still Doesn’t Get It

In the CEO Afterlife

Toward the end of 2010, the new CEO, Bob Dudley, promised “to move the company forward and rebuild confidence after the terrible events.” Yet since December 2010 the company has issued issued only 118, and few have to do with the spill and its aftermath. Suffice to say that public suspicion does not favor voluntary action.