In the CEO Afterlife

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The Hard-Knock Valuation of Brand Equity Growth | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. by John • October 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. For example, if 35% of folks thought Hogwash Detergent was “best at getting clothes white” in 2010, that number needs to go up in 2012 to prove an improvement in brand equity. Leadership. Main menu Home.

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Retired? 7 Insights on Getting Back in the Game

In the CEO Afterlife

I finished my 9 month assignment in the spring of 2012 and I’m back in the CEO afterlife. But as an acting C-suite executive, I managed to stick to proven leadership and strategic principles while seeking the technical counsel of others in execution. I’ll gladly admit that this was the tipping point. You’ve still got the juice.

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Why Great Brands Lose Their Way

In the CEO Afterlife

This company lost $5 billion in 2012 and hasn’t made a profit since 2008. The hemorrhaging is in electronics, and in late 2012, they shelled out $1.8 Not so long ago, Sony looked invincible. Panic has set in. Sony is comprised of three main businesses: electronics, entertainment and financial services. That’s an understatement.

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The Gulf Spill: BP Still Doesn’t Get It

In the CEO Afterlife

(First published in Forbes.com, April 20, 2012) Two years have now passed since the explosion at BP ’s deep-water rig in the Gulf of Mexico. In the aftershock, the world watched BP and its chief executive, Tony Hayward, make blunder after blunder while their crude continued to gush, literally and figuratively.

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3 Small Steps for a CEO, One Giant Leap for a Leader

In the CEO Afterlife

Fast forward to 2012 and “answering e-mails” would surely bite into the time-starved CEO’s work week. This infographic from the Wall Street Journal captured the typical work week of a Chief Executive Officer in November of 2009. Nonetheless, I suspect meetings at 18 hours a week isn’t a declining trend.

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