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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Leadership. by John • October 3, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life • 0 Comments. Over his highly successful career, Mr. Bighead created hundreds of millions in shareholder value by acquiring, downsizing and selling companies. Leadership. Tags: CEO , HR , Leadership , Life. Main menu Home.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Leadership. by John • November 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. Early in my career, I swam in four years of red ink at Jacobs Suchard ’s Canadian subsidiary. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Let me tell you. it wasn’t fun. Share it: Tweet.

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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.

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DECEMBER 7, 2014

The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better. Branding Human Resources Leadership Life Marketing Strategy Bob Olodort CEO Complexity Culture Focus Jacobs Suchard Nabob Sacrifice Samsung Vision' A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring.

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DECEMBER 4, 2011

Leadership. by John • December 4, 2011 • Leadership , Life • 2 Comments. I’ll bet everyone you mentioned in your post at some point in their career developed their entrepeneurial ability to be were the puck was headed by out working most mere mortals. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

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. Human Resources Leadership Life Strategy Business CEO In the CEO Afterlife Mentoring Purpose Retirement Vision' Technically, you may be woefully inept.

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DECEMBER 31, 2011

I began blogging about leadership, strategy, marketing and life last February. In this post, I compare the ineptitude of BP against the leadership of Rudy Giuliani during a much bigger crisis. To most of us, mentors are people of experience and knowledge who help the less experienced advance their careers and/or their education.

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MARCH 1, 2016

That night, I presented the marketing strategy that catapulted a regional brand to national leadership in Canada. This is the essence of sacrifice – a lesson that served me well for the rest of my career. Four years ago, I began penning blogs to share my views on leadership, strategy, marketing, and branding.

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JULY 26, 2016

Early in my career, when I worked for a couple of big companies in brand management, I joined my colleagues in nodding to the notion of taking a step back. Many were already in leadership positions or on a fast track to a higher rung on the corporate ladder. I’ve witnessed this scenario far too often.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Leadership. by John • September 26, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 3 Comments. On the other hand, if your boss is the one spewing the BS, then the most prudent career move is to grin and count to 10 under your breath. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Business Proverbs and BS.

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APRIL 13, 2012

Like most bloggers, I write about what I know; that’s strategy, leadership and branding. 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. When I retired, I thought I was through with business. Your idea can change a company.

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MAY 1, 2011

Leadership. by John • May 2, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. I witnessed plenty of vulture culture during my career. When I teach my leadership and collaboration class to middle managers at the Canadain Marketing Association I say to them that the sociopath boss or colleague is a reality.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Leadership. I realize I’ve been around a long time whenever I reminisce about the brands I was associated with in my early career. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Old Brands. Last Stands. by John • August 1, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.

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JUNE 4, 2012

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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AUGUST 1, 2011

Leadership. I realize I’ve been around a long time whenever I reminisce about the brands I was associated with in my early career. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Old Brands. Last Stands. by John • August 1, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. Search My Site. Search for: Categories.

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JULY 2, 2012

I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. The notion of business as a combination of sport and war was attributed to Emile Herzog (1885-1967), a French author who used the pen name, Andre Maurois.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

To most of you the objective is to advance your career. The strategy and the positioning for a personal brand isn’t that different from a product or service brand; your intent is to position yourself in the best way possible to achieve the desired objective. So let’s get to it. Firstly, understand the constraints.

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APRIL 23, 2012

For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars. The late French author Andre Maurois once said, “Business is a combination of sport and war.” Maurois was alluding to the notion that those engaged in war, hate the enemy.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Turns out that Linds Redding, an illustrator and designer, spent most of his career crafting advertising in the UK and New Zealand, before opening an animation studio. As an ex-ad man and a lifelong aficionado of great creative, whether it is art or copy, I could not resist the urge to check it out. I’m glad I did.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In the meantime, perennial innovators the likes of Apple, FedEx and Amazon extended their leadership over old-guard competitors. My friend’s students saw themselves as entrepreneurial thinkers, yet at graduation, most of them will begin their careers in a corporation. I told them not to worry; corporate life isn’t a death sentence.

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MAY 30, 2012

Here are the 5 best bargains in the world of business: Leadership heads the list. This is a corollary to leadership but it is also a core value that must permeate the entire organization. I spent an entire career espousing the power of creativity, and the companies I touched did very well by it. Simplicity.

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JUNE 25, 2012

After leaving the C-Suite almost twenty years ago, I pursued a career as a strategy consultant. HouwelingsTomatoes ), a bi-weekly blog ( [link] ), and a slogan ( Mastery under Glass ) that alludes to the greenhouse category and Houweling’s leadership within it speak to the company’s marketing commitment.

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APRIL 10, 2011

Leadership. To ‘entrepreneurs in waiting’ who want to begin their careers in a corporation, I suggest the following: 1. To Scully he said, “Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your career or change the world?” Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Pursuing Entrepreneurial Companies: Grad Advice.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Leadership. Hey John, Best of luck with your writing career! Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Branding the Aspiring Novelist. by John • February 10, 2011 • Branding , Marketing , Writing • 3 Comments. Today, ‘the branding of you’ is helping people meet their personal goals. Search My Site.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Within two years, the brand went from a small share to 25% of the Canadian market,” notes Bell. In Ontario specifically, he says, the share sat at about 4% before jumping to 25%, two years after it initiated the advertising war.

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