In the CEO Afterlife

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Leadership Lessons from Nine-Year-Olds

In the CEO Afterlife

It was lesson in life, a lesson that did not come from me, but from a Grade 4 class of 9-year olds. On that day I became the student because a class of 9-year old leaders taught me several lessons in life. The notion of this particular post went beyond business leadership. On that day, I listened to twenty 3-minute speeches.

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The Entrepreneurial Corporation: Oxymoron? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Recently, a business professor friend invited me to address a luncheon of university students enrolled in his class on entrepreneurship. My class needs a perspective on entrepreneurship within the corporation—if that exists.”. Your students would be better-served by a social media whiz-kid half my age,” I told him.

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Are Great CEOs Always Great Leaders?

In the CEO Afterlife

Reportedly, John Scully was the top of his class during his Pepsi years. Here’s why: By definition, the person who fails to deliver quantitative business results for the company he. leads is not a great CEO (of that company). That does not preclude the individual from being a great leader and a great CEO somewhere else.

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Leading Without Direct Reports

In the CEO Afterlife

Superb acts of leadership find indelible places in our minds especially when characterized by high-pressure, courageous acts taken within limited timeframes — a cabbie delivering a passenger’s baby, a pilot landing a jetliner on a river in a busy metropolis, a school teacher protecting her class from a gun-wielding madman. Craft or Career.

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A Lesson from Nine-Year Olds | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Today, I judged 3-minute speeches by my daughter’s Grade 4 class of 9-year olds. A Lesson from Nine-Year Olds. by John • February 16, 2011 • Life • 1 Comment. I established this blog to give a grey-hair’s view of life, business and writing. These kids taught me a lot about life. Here are a few clues as to why: 1.

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Differentiation’s Arch Enemy: Price

In the CEO Afterlife

Subsequent class-actions relating to the allegations have been settled in Canada, with several chocolate makers including Nestle, Mars, Hershey and Cadbury agreeing to pay more than $20-million.

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Why Price Fixing Continues

In the CEO Afterlife

Subsequent class-actions relating to the allegations have been settled in Canada, with several chocolate makers including Nestle, Mars, Hershey and Cadbury agreeing to pay more than $20-million.

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