In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Without leadership, a business enterprise will eventually fail. Survival is possible without a strategy but seldom over the long haul. Great strategy with lousy execution isn’t worth the piece of paper it is written on. The consequence of these proclamations is obvious. Get it right, bring it all together and you have commercial magic. The glue that binds leadership, strategy, and execution is people – quality individuals at the board level, in the C-suite, in the office, on the factory floor, a

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Last year, EU regulators fined P&G and Unilever to the tune of $456 million for price fixing laundry detergents in eight European countries. Henkel, their competitor blew the whistle on the cartel. This begs several questions. Firstly, how is it that two of the world’s most respected corporations are involved in an act that is unequivocally illegal?

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Last year, EU regulators fined P&G and Unilever to the tune of $456 million for price fixing laundry detergents in eight European countries. Henkel, their competitor blew the whistle on the cartel. This begs several questions. Firstly, how is it that two of the world’s most respected corporations are involved in an act that is unequivocally illegal?

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