In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 29, 2011

Leadership. by John • August 29, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 2 Comments. This is a tremendous competitive advantage. Here is how they position it: “The superior scale of our refineries provides a competitive advantage.” Human Resources.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

In an exclusive interview with HR Digest, Trent Henry, EY’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), shares key strategies driving EY’s commitment to diversity, innovation, employee well-being, and leadership development. Our DE&I approach is multifaceted.

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LDRLB

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Without leadership, a business enterprise will eventually fail. The glue that binds leadership, strategy, and execution is people – quality individuals at the board level, in the C-suite, in the office, on the factory floor, and in the field. John Bell is a strategy consultant and former CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Kraft, Nabob).

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 12, 2019

” Phrases like “head count,” “human capital,” and “my people,” dehumanize and objectify. We could push this further and make the same argument for “human resources.” Beyond Performance: How Great Organizations Build Ultimate Competitive Advantage.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 1, 2016

That night, I presented the marketing strategy that catapulted a regional brand to national leadership in Canada. Consulting opened my eyes to the glaring and repeated errors made by dwellers of the C-suite and their understudies. Four years ago, I began penning blogs to share my views on leadership, strategy, marketing, and branding.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 28 – Responsibility-Driven Leadership.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 7, 2013

With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 28 – Responsibility-Driven Leadership.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2012

With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. FREE StrategyDriven Trial Membership. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 18, 2013

With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Nathan Ives is a StrategyDriven Principal , and Host of the StrategyDriven Podcast.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2014

In the same meeting, be sure to ask how you can better support their success and improve on your leadership in the whole team. You have now started spinning human feedback loops. Anna Carroll, MSSW, is an organization development consultant, facilitator, coach, and speaker. Invite their feedback back to you. About the Author.

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Marshall Goldsmith

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The “intellectual capital” brought in by high-knowledge employees will be a major, if not the primary, competitive advantage. As the perceived value of key knowledge workers increases, the competition to hire these workers will intensify. Employee Engagement Leadership' Retaining High-Impact Performers .

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Diversity is about so much more than human resources issues. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Several years ago, we realized that specialized positioning and communications are necessary for social harmony and a global economy. It means making the most of the organization that we can.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 13, 2012

With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. References. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Even worse, functional processes — finance, human resources, sales, etc. Assign a leader to this organization and establish a leadership team to support that person. Filippo Passerini ’s leadership as President of P&G’s Global Business Services and CIO has been recognized as best-in-class in the industry.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2013

Yet it happens all the time when companies make a practice of hiring back retirees as consultants to perform the same functions they did before, at higher pay. The corresponding consulting fees, combined with their pension, generated an income not too different from the person's pre-retirement salary, with far fewer hours worked.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

This is not something that can be conducted alone by internal human resources departments. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. Quality programs are communications driven and should be captained by public relations counsel who possess this expertise. Research drives most communications programs.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

In my research and consultancy with companies, I observe that, oftentimes, no individual or group is functionally responsible for overseeing the arrangement of their company from end to end. If that’s the case, you urgently need to address this gap in leadership focus and capability. What Do Enterprise Leaders Do?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Typically a graphic depiction of the organizational components to be addressed in a redesign (for example, McKinsey’s 7S model, which includes strategy, structure, systems, staff, skills, and so on), every consultant and his brother flogs an organization design model. So leaders at many different levels need to get in on the act.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 26, 2011

Leadership. by John • June 27, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. Involvement of Strategic Planning Consultants. Okay, I don’t want to tar every consultant with the same brush, but generally, consultants take a bunch of company time going through endless analysis. In the CEO Afterlife.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Blaming problems upon others: Our consultant told us to do it. Our human resources department takes care of that. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. We got an automated phone system to take care of all that. Customer service is as good as it always was. We’re good at what we do.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

None of the limbs and twigs on each branch (staff-consultants) provide all nourishment required to breed a healthy tree (company). These keep the branches, limbs and twigs (divisions, consultants and vendors) on a growth curve. Diagnose a competitively disadvantaging problem or an unrealized opportunity for competitive advantage.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 10, 2011

Leadership. by John • April 11, 2011 • Human Resources , Strategy • 0 Comments. That’s because the competitive advantage of the giant is scale. Position your inexperience as a competitive advantage. If an employer doesn’t value your competitive advantage, scratch them from your list.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2013

With more than twenty-five years of human resource and management consulting experience, Wendy has spent most of her career at the University of Michigan. EVALUATE how StrategyDriven gives you a competitive advantage. References. FREE COPY of a StrategyDriven Expert Contributor book †.

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