Remove Career Remove Gordon Remove Management Remove Marketing
article thumbnail

What Don Draper and Gordon Gekko Have to Teach Us

Next Level Blog

Over the past four years, Mad Men , with its lead character, advertising exec Don Draper, has become more and more popular as evidenced by ratings, buzz and marketing tie-ins. This past weekend, Gordon Gekko was back in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Both Draper and Gekko are consumed with their careers.

Gordon 163
article thumbnail

Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. I have been extremely fortunate to have had a very varied career. On with the interview.

Gordon 150
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Disconnected Leader | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The arrogant CEO doesn’t value the input of line and staff management.

Blog 392
article thumbnail

Unbridled Capitalism

Coaching Tip

In the 1987 movie Wall Street , Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, makes the statement that “Greed is Good”. Their aptitudes lead to careers in making or managing investments, overseeing manufacturing, wholesale or retail businesses, resource development, technology, real estate, and finance/ banking. Related articles.

Gordon 108
article thumbnail

First Impressions | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In today’s post I’ll examine how managing appearances can have a substantial impact on your personal brand and your success. I actually prefer to play to the middle in that I am neither understated nor overstated, but I am comfortable with who I am and my approach to the market.

Blog 312
article thumbnail

When to Restructure | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Give me real leaders who possess courage, vision, and a bias toward action, and spare me the timidity of mediocre managers posing as leaders. If change and innovation weren’t key contributors to sustainable success, and the enterprise could just run on auto-pilot, you could replace the CEO with a General Manager.

article thumbnail

Memorial Day Leadership Lessons

N2Growth Blog

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. link] Gordon R. link] mikemyatt Hi Gordon: Thanks for your well wishes Gordon. Thanks Mark. They are greatly appreciated.