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Strategic Leadership 2021: Lessons from Strategy Class

Lead Change Blog

It manifests through helping shape a continually evolving organizational paradigm while operating effectively in the current environment. Vision is distilled into actionable priorities, which become the day-to-day operating plan guiding all team members in performing their work. The aggregation of activities create operating results.

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"I'd Like My Life Back" -- a lesson for CEOs in building an organization that listens to warnings

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post by Dave Yarin: It was April 2010, and a Fortune 500 CEO would utter one of the most ill advised yet memorable lines in corporate history. 1 He had succeeded John Browne in 2007 as CEO following Browne''s prostitution and perjury scandal, along with leaving BP with a checkered safety record.

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How a Board Search Firm Can Support Organizations

N2Growth Blog

Boardrooms today face new, evolving challenges that are increasingly complex to navigate, and they are under immense pressure and scrutiny to operate at maximum effectiveness. Here’s how a global executive search firm can ultimately allow a Board to operate at its peak performance and empower it to realize its most ambitious goals.

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Always Day One

Leading Blog

That is why ‘visionary’ is still the ultimate compliment for the CEO today. And when people bought in, they brought him ideas—tough ideas that required rethinking how the company operated—and those ideas ultimately saved Facebook from disaster.”. Apple has operated like Day One but struggles today under a refiner’s mindset.

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Executive Onboarding: How to Set Up Your New Execs for Success

N2Growth Blog

Information Transfer New executives can’t operate in a silo and need access to information to fill the shoes of the previous leader, break the mold, and start leading in earnest. Before onboarding a new executive, they and leaders should compile resources and documents to assist with the information transfer process.

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The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian. CEOs who continually talk about brand assets are often the ones living off the luster of yesteryear’s brand equity. I’m advocating that CMOs and CEOs recognize the necessity of their own direct and passionate involvement as chief brand custodians. Main menu Home.

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The Role of Due Diligence in Business Transactions

Strategy Driven

Legal due diligence involves reviewing contracts, agreements, and other documentation to understand the company’s legal status and ensure no significant issues arise after a merger or acquisition. It is vital for businesses that operate in highly regulated industries.