In the CEO Afterlife

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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. It was a “wow moment” in my career – an eye opener, to say the least. Less diversity hinders creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking. That was two decades ago. Some eyes welled.

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The Best Things in Business are Free

In the CEO Afterlife

Some companies thrive on innovative cultures. I spent an entire career espousing the power of creativity, and the companies I touched did very well by it. Human Resources Leadership Life Strategy Apple Business Chanel Coco Chanel Culture Google In-N-Out Burger Innovation Patagonia Red Bull Steve Jobs Zappos' Mindsets are free.

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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. Perennial Wisdom.

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10 Ways to Slay Goliath

In the CEO Afterlife

My business career is characterized with a bunch of David versus Goliath encounters. You be obsessed with innovation. As a 23 year-old Macleans Toothpaste Brand Manager in 1970, my colleagues and I competed against powerhouses P&G, Colgate and Unilever. Wherever I went, the major competitor was 20 times larger.

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The Power of an Enemy

In the CEO Afterlife

For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. Live a culture of innovation. Increase your lead, and while they are catching up, you are embracing the next innovation. In business, your competitor is the enemy. Know the enemy.

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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. Why don’t giant innovators like Apple, Google or Facebook have Strategic Planning Departments? Strategists and Strategic Planners may read the same periodicals and have similar destinations in mind, but there is a difference between the two.

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Learn to Teach. Teach to Learn

In the CEO Afterlife

And although I am no longer engaged in commercial business, I am once again “thinking business” and enjoying the rush of discovering the ideas and innovations of today’s entrepreneurs. That idea can also change you; believe me, there is nothing like a business breakthrough to set the right foundation for the rest of your career.