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The Power of an Enemy

In the CEO Afterlife

As a kid in sports, I played my heart out, hated my opponents and cried when I lost. The late French author Andre Maurois once said, “Business is a combination of sport and war.” For most of my career, I operated within intensely competitive arenas where fractions of market share points were worth millions of dollars.

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20 Reasons Why Companies Should Do Less Better

In the CEO Afterlife

Today, 40% of Nike’s revenue comes from apparel and sporting goods. What’s left in apparel and sporting goods is a good strategic fit with Nike’s operations. That’s why Culture is the strategy for so many success stories such as Google and Amazon. The goal isn’t more people; it’s less. They are kidding themselves.

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Is There a CEO Afterlife? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

I’ve also written a historical novel, although I’m still trying to find a publisher who isn’t afraid to invest in a newbie, grey-haired writer in a market going through drastic change. Bottom line, I love a challenge and I’m every bit as goal-oriented as I was thirty years ago. Afterlife: Fortune Magazine Contributor, Wannabe Novelist.

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Distant Replay: My Mid-Life Crisis | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Going through those archives, I re-discovered my kids’ baby years, their birthday parties, sports teams, class pics, and celebrations with friends and family. well, I think it is still a good idea to plan for it by redfining our goals with spiritualistic intent. As for the future. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Search My Site. Leadership.

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Marketing’s Mission: Make it Meaningfully Different

Harvard Business Review

Founded in 1998, Lululemon produces sports apparel for women that is fashionable, environmentally friendly, and as technically advanced as sports apparel for men. If a brand is more meaningful, different, and salient than its competition, then it will likely command the highest value market share among its target audience.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Strategy and Culture Advisors. Keith Ferrazzi – Addresses behaviors that block the achievement of strategic goals. Dorie Clark – Marketing strategy consultant, professional speaker. Dave Meltzer – CEO of Sports 1 Marketing. Facilitates workshops on vision, mission and values integration.

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Pricing Lessons From the London Olympics

Harvard Business Review

The committee organizing the London 2012 Olympic Games faced an extraordinary business challenge: How to price 8 million tickets in a way that allows equitable access to 26 sporting events, meets revenue and attendance targets, and adheres to the explicit social objective of making the Olympiad "Everybody's Games.". Be proactive.

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