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

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I believe the behavior of strategy tourists offer us a very useful career guide. Compromise over the important company issues, but dig in and fight forever over smaller topics that are important for you and your career. Strategic Planning execution innovation leadership strategy' I’m sure you also know some.

Strategy 76

Strategy Strategic Planning Porter Simon 76

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

In every aspect of business, we are operating with mental models that have grown outdated or obsolete, from strategy to marketing to organization to leadership. Many of the paradigms we learned in school and built our careers on are either incomplete or ineffective. The Porter model of strategy isn’t obsolete.

Porter 8

Porter Competitive Advantage Senge Network Economy 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Instead, once people have leadership responsibilities, their calendar gets crammed with more and more meetings and trips. One of my students signed up for a project to re-think best leadership practices at his company. Find and follow the opinion leaders in your domain, read up on the classics , brush up on your Michael Porter.

Porter 9

Porter Delegation Learning-by-Doing Project 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

For each city or region the right mix of programs depends on what outcomes the leadership of that area is trying to achieve. In some areas and sectors, the market provides all the capital needed. For example, the market for bank credit for small businesses has been tight, particularly for loans under $150,000.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2011

At the beginning of my career, I was a radio DJ. It occurred to me that this was a talent to watch, as I was already familiar with established composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and others. Every way in which a company markets must be commensurate and fit under definable business strategies.

Learning-by-Doing 74

Learning-by-Doing Leadership Strategic Planning Open-book 74