In the CEO Afterlife
OCTOBER 18, 2015
Leadership does not begin the when you step upon the first rung of the management ladder. Seldom, and at best, never to the degree of those in “management.” Craft or Career. Decades ago, I was moved by a business school article entitled, “Craft or Career. One direct report does not make you a leader; nor does ten.
In the CEO Afterlife
OCTOBER 7, 2013
Today, there’s a venerable list of female executives who have shattered that glass and gone on to illustrious careers as successful CEOs. Women are ditching upper-management positions and bailing out before breaking through the glass ceiling. The female bail out creates a reduced talent pool for senior management positions.
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In the CEO Afterlife
DECEMBER 31, 2011
Brand Managers inherit brands and manage existing franchises. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader [link]. To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education. You’re Not a Real Marketer until You Create a Brand [link].
In the CEO Afterlife
MAY 22, 2013
With the exception of tampered product recalls, oil spills, or factory explosions, these types of trials never face the captains of industry. Over my 17-year career in the North American coffee business, I must have dealt with three or four Brazilian frosts that pushed the price of coffee futures through the roof. Not in the least.
In the CEO Afterlife
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
Despite the anomalies of a different industry (this one was fresh food), I was able to assess the situation in short order and define a course of action, always mindful of understanding the company/industry’s key success factors before leveraging them for marketplace differentiation. Cutting to the chase. The bottom line?
In the CEO Afterlife
DECEMBER 4, 2011
This is not the case, especially within the “old economy” industries. And although pundits continue to encourage entrepreneurial thinking for stagnating mega-businesses, these bureaucracies can’t break from risk-averse management. The constraint in most of these companies is the fear of failure. December 4, 2011 at 3:20 pm.
In the CEO Afterlife
MAY 1, 2011
I witnessed plenty of vulture culture during my career. Which companies, organizations or industries are known to accept, even reward this type of behavoir? It’s not just that they are lousy people managers. If they can be labeled in ways other than as sociopaths, e.g., under-skilled, they can be managed.
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