In the CEO Afterlife

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Stop Managing Your Career

In the CEO Afterlife

More than ever, people are seeking mentors, “branding” themselves and carefully managing their careers in order to dash up that quintessential corporate ladder. So what is wrong with managing your career? Honorable career management must be anchored in the right values. Stop managing your career and start managing the business.

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Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader. Ever since the Tylenol tampering recall of 30 years ago, the performances of companies in crisis have come under public scrutiny. You’d think a company drilling on the ocean’s floor would be adept in risk management planning. They live and breathe the company culture.

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The ?M? Word: A Company's Most Underrated Intangible | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

The “M” Word: A Company’s Most Underrated Intangible. Companies short on momentum have a heck of a time finding it, and those who enjoy momentum can ride the big surf for extended periods of time. The management team believed they were doing the right things to create change. In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership.

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Green Company, Red Products, Black Ink | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Green Company, Red Products, Black Ink. And although our business leaders may have the “will” to transform their companies, the “way” is continually blocked by inefficiencies, higher costs and unacceptable returns on the investment in technology. The “M” Word: A Company’s Most Underrated Intangible. Leadership.

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Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won't Admit It | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Clout as Strategy and Why Companies Won’t Admit It. There are all sorts of strategies in today’s business – at the top is corporate strategy, followed by a slew of functional and sub-functional strategies ranging from marketing to waste management. Articulating how a company will become the biggest and the best is the strategy.

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Proof That Less is More

In the CEO Afterlife

They think companies have to “do more and more” to get bigger and bigger. Successful multi-product companies in various markets achieve success by narrowing their businesses into manageable units. Last year, Booz & Company conducted a broad study amongst 1,800 executives on the power of focus in business.

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In Praise of Average Joes

In the CEO Afterlife

Companies, large and small, cannot survive without great leadership, sound strategy and flawless execution. He never missed the company Christmas party or the summer social event. He refused to be blocked by the brick wall that separates management from union in most companies. He laughed a lot and made hard work fun.

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