In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 24, 2017

What’s left in apparel and sporting goods is a good strategic fit with Nike’s operations. Nimbleness, creativity, and culture go a long way, especially when contraction isn’t feared. They divested both businesses and discontinued several other products including golf clubs and bags. Nike is a Do Less Better company. 1 Big Idea .

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Company Apparel Competitive Advantage Long-term 177

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2014

Hence much of the management world operates under the illusion that employees are generally ethical, and that bad apples are not only an exception but also easy to detect. Even less ethical individuals will be more likely to act morally if they are engaged at work. Pair them with ethical peers. Lead by example.

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Management 360-Degree Feedback Ethics Morale 10

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

To compensate your side of this seesaw, creative shortcuts cultivate new directions for building business and explore the inspiring nature of change. Media momentum is much like a wild fire—the power of one well-placed match can ignite dramatic pyrotechnics! The most creative approaches will get the most attention.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

There is no converting them to your more enlightened way of thinking and operating. Curiously, that charity has been clouded by public investigations of questionable ethics and dubious fund-raising practices. How Quickly They Forget Some people are creative and innovative. Spot them and avoid them. He found other warm bodies.

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Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 70