In the CEO Afterlife

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Tips On Honing A Culture Of Winning Through Focus by Martin Zwilling

In the CEO Afterlife

I particularly like Bell’s discussion of business culture characteristics that create the necessary focus and being the best in any business environment. Well-articulated goals and metrics. No organization, large or small, can manage more than five goals and priorities without becoming unfocused and ineffective.

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20 Reasons Why Companies Should Do Less Better

In the CEO Afterlife

Do Less Better is also a culture and a strategy of organizations and their leaders. They have added a vast array of canned goods, juices, fresh and frozen foods, organics, and baby food to their core soup business. If you plant as well as prune, your organization will prosper. Do Less Better is the name of my book. Think again.

Company 177
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The Power of an Enemy

In the CEO Afterlife

The companies that employed me were generally the underdogs in battles against bigger, better-financed organizations. If these environments stir your senses, then you and I are kindred spirits. Clearly define your goals. It’s not as if RIM were operating in a non-competitive environment. We thrived.

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Work That Matters starts with Matters that Work

In the CEO Afterlife

Why are so many organizations and so many workers struggling to find workplace nirvana? But, as a concept it is no different than a long list of other key success factors that organizations strive to achieve. Teamwork is more than the ability to work together toward a common goal. Matters of Excellence. Matters of Focus.

Teamwork 100
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What Makes P&G Great?

In the CEO Afterlife

Once taken, they co-operatively move forward toward the common goal. P&G is a challenging work environment. The organization is structured in a way that almost every proposal requires concurrence from a peer. They have the ability to disagree and freely do so. P&G people are highly competent.

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