In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

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. Strategy.

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Mentor Advertorial Kotter Hamel 228

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2012

If you are a manager, these numbers should alarm you. Do you see opportunities for growth and career advancement? Let your boss and people in other departments know about your interests and skills. If there are no opportunities for advancement, look for opportunities to increase skills that will help you with your next job.

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Kotter Globalization Committee Guidelines 230

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Every HR, OD professional, and management consultant should at the very least be aware of their existence, if not well-versed in their ideas and theories. In one of the defining management studies carried out in the 90s, Collins and his team complied a list of 1,435 companies in search of those special few that could truly be called “great.”

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Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Management journals would not exist if managers were always perfect, so it’s no surprise that HBR has long been exploring the reasons behind manager incompetence and whose responsibility it is to compensate – the boss or the subordinate. This seems surprising since of course every manager is a subordinate as well.

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Kotter Follow-up Learning-by-Doing Course 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. Skills development comes first. Broad public exposure won't do you much good if your ideas and skills aren't sharp. Embrace luck — and make your own.

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Reputation Case Study Ries Kotter 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. McDonald and his team’s approach was heavily influenced by John Kotter’s eight steps for effective organizational change.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Crisis Kotter 8