In the CEO Afterlife
JULY 2, 2012
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. I’m going to admit at the outset that I was a strong proponent of Herzog’s concept for most of my career. As for sport, the game of market share was an easy way to track success.
In the CEO Afterlife
APRIL 23, 2012
As a kid in sports, I played my heart out, hated my opponents and cried when I lost. The late French author Andre Maurois once said, “Business is a combination of sport and war.” For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars.
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In the CEO Afterlife
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Sports teams with momentum go on inexplicable winning streaks while opponents can’t seem to string two wins together no matter how hard they try or how ‘talented’ their roster. Early in my career, I swam in four years of red ink at Jacobs Suchard ’s Canadian subsidiary. Gamblers in the rush of a hot-streak believe in the force.
In the CEO Afterlife
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Over his highly successful career, Mr. Bighead created hundreds of millions in shareholder value by acquiring, downsizing and selling companies. At least each of ‘em got a spanking new sports car.” When your days on the throne are over, do you want to be remembered as Jack Bighead or Andy Goodfellow?
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