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Walt Disney Company Taps Sonia Coleman as CHRO

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Meet Sonia Coleman, the new Chief Human Resources Officer of Walt Disney appointed by CEO Bob Iger. In a recent CHRO news development, Sonia Coleman has been appointed as the chief human resources officer of Walt Disney Company. Coleman will succeed Paul Richardson, who served in the role for over 15 years.

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The Entrepreneurial Corporation: Oxymoron? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. Your students would be better-served by a social media whiz-kid half my age,” I told him. Your students would be better-served by a social media whiz-kid half my age,” I told him. Their competitive edge eroded because the people at the top, who considered themselves the corporate brain, failed to innovate.

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Five Ways Leaders Turns Doubters into Doers

Chart Your Course

s fledgling CEO Marissa Mayer made her first misstep. Innovation has always been what makes good businesses great. And innovation does not happen without change and risk. For instance, a business wants to expand its social media marketing. This past February Yahoo!’s In a company-wide email, she announced Yahoo!

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service?

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Where (and When) the Magic Happens

In the CEO Afterlife

No doubt, many CEOs will try to replicate the principles that catapulted Apple to the most valuable company on the face of the earth. Magic can’t happen in cultures that don’t worship innovation. Innovation starts with leadership. Most big company cultures are not innovative. Every innovation is applauded.

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What Not to Do When Business Sours

In the CEO Afterlife

Sure, it isn’t business as usual, and yes, every CEO has to make some moves to shore up sales and profits. CEO’s justify across-the-board cuts because they think it is fair. When I was a CEO, I managed to squirrel away a “rainy day” fund for nasty business blips. It may be, but it isn’t smart. At best, they are managers.

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More Evidence For How Company Performance Is Affected By CEO Personality

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A study just published in the Academy of Management Journal examined how others aspects of CEO personality impact firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SME) in a dynamic industries (e.g. Our strategy emphasizes versatility and empowerment in allocating human resources. high technology).

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