In the CEO Afterlife

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Stop Managing Your Career

In the CEO Afterlife

Inherent in the definition of career is the opportunity to progress. More than ever, people are seeking mentors, “branding” themselves and carefully managing their careers in order to dash up that quintessential corporate ladder. So what is wrong with managing your career? Getting ahead” was my father’s way of saying it.

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Why Uncontrollable Factors are Norm to Great CEOs

In the CEO Afterlife

But in the context of taking charge and leading human beings during major or minor crises, every chief executive is blessed with the luxuries of time, subordinate counsel, years of related experience, and knowhow imparted by pundits in thousands of books, journals and case studies. Am I implying that leading a business enterprise is easy?

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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. Dispute Resolution.

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The Latest in Corporate Bail Outs – Women

In the CEO Afterlife

Today, there’s a venerable list of female executives who have shattered that glass and gone on to illustrious careers as successful CEOs. The demands on C-suite executives have never been so challenging. It was a “wow moment” in my career – an eye opener, to say the least. That was two decades ago. I was in for a shock.

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Retired? 7 Insights on Getting Back in the Game

In the CEO Afterlife

For retired executives considering returning to the fast lanes, I offer 7 insights from my experience. 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. You’ve still got the juice. Strategically, you are in the game.

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The Difference between Strategists and Strategic Planners

In the CEO Afterlife

I’ve met both over my long career as an executive, a consultant, and a board member. Strategists and Strategic Planners may read the same periodicals and have similar destinations in mind, but there is a difference between the two. Strategic Planners, at the outset, are disadvantaged by the definition of their role.

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From CEO to Novelist: Not without Perseverance

In the CEO Afterlife

But the longer we talked, the focal point of Peter’s story evolved into a tale of how I went about re-inventing myself from my former life as a business executive. Many chief executives face this challenge. For John Richard Bell it was a bizarre change in career direction. Some find a new job. Some become consultants.

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