In the CEO Afterlife

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Why Boards Should Give a Damn About Culture

In the CEO Afterlife

With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. That is sustainable competitive advantage. I am advocating that culture should be as important to a company’s Board of Directors as the business strategy.

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Why Directors Should Give a Damn About Culture

In the CEO Afterlife

With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. That is sustainable competitive advantage. I am simply advocating that culture should be as important to a company’s Board of Directors as the business strategy.

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20 Reasons Why Companies Should Do Less Better

In the CEO Afterlife

The reward is longer-term competitive advantages. Human capital is the source from which competitive advantage flows or falls. The power of the do less better strategy is its capacity to keep thinks a simple and uncluttered from production and distribution all the way to sales, marketing, and service.

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Directors Need to Care About Culture

In the CEO Afterlife

With the exception of mega-company “clout” in the marketplace, sustainable competitive advantage cannot survive in toxic cultures. That is sustainable competitive advantage. I am simply advocating that culture should be as important to a company’s Board of Directors as the business strategy.

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Why Complexity Sucks

In the CEO Afterlife

Sacrifice must remain a part of the organization’s DNA to sustain competitive advantage. . Bulldozing the walls of complexity in companies and departments never comes without sacrifice. The earlier and the bigger the sacrifice, the easier it gets afterward.

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The World of the 21st Century CEO

In the CEO Afterlife

History has shown us that the best performers were those who made the right strategic moves to create a future in which their company would enjoy significant competitive advantage. Face-to-face interaction will be an integral spoke in the wheel of competitive advantage. So will a flexible work week.

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The Human Capital Advantage

In the CEO Afterlife

Competitive intangibles are the source from which competitive advantage flows or goes, and human capital is the primary source of every competitive intangible. Eight of these companies participated in the healthcare sector, 7 were in software, computers or electronics, and 5 were automakers.