In the CEO Afterlife

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The Essence of Strategy | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 23, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. They want to know how to better trek Mount Here , the vista everyone on the team agreed to climb in the first place. October 24, 2011 at 12:57 am. October 24, 2011 at 7:28 am. October 25, 2011 at 3:11 pm.

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Why HR and the CEO should be joined at the Hip | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • September 6, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. You see, the “talk” of cultural strategy (we called it the credo) that hung on the walls of the offices and the plant was “walked” by the leadership team. September 24, 2011 at 3:56 pm. December 2011. April 2011.

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When to Ditch the Leadership Love-in

In the CEO Afterlife

So to use a sports analogy, I ask you to consider the mindset of 2-14 coaches Jim Caldwell of the Colts and Hue Jackson of the Raiders as they neared the end of the 2011 NFL season. When you are losing, a change in plan is usually needed. And it doesn’t matter whether you run a Fortune 500 company, a sports team or the local PTA.

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Distant Replay: My Mid-Life Crisis | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • August 23, 2011 • Life • 4 Comments. Going through those archives, I re-discovered my kids’ baby years, their birthday parties, sports teams, class pics, and celebrations with friends and family. August 25, 2011 at 7:51 pm. August 25, 2011 at 10:21 pm. September 28, 2011 at 9:46 am.

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Linds Redding’s Short Lesson in Perspective

In the CEO Afterlife

Towards the end of 2011, he was diagnosed with inoperable esophageal cancer. By mid-morning coffee, the creative department was coming back to life, and we participated in the daily ritual of wandering around the airy Georgian splendor of our Edinburgh offices and critiquing each teams crumpled creations.