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Is There a CEO Afterlife? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Warren Staley (Cargill) supports Habitat for Humanity with a hammer, a saw and a wallet. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. Former CEO of sports apparel maker Russell Corporation, Jack Ward puts his time and money into helping inner-city kids.

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Stop Documenting, Start Experiencing

Harvard Business Review

Recent research hammers this home, showing that our performance drops when we try to perform both encoding tasks (experiencing what's around you) and response selection tasks (capturing stimuli) at the same time. Not only do we need to create a bank of experiences, we need people to notice and acknowledge our balances.

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An Inside View of How LVMH Makes Luxury More Sustainable

Harvard Business Review

Environmental exec Sylvie Benard comments that changing behavior can take a few years, and you have to keep hammering home the message and “find the right moment” to act. On one level, probably not, since these products almost by definition are not an inherent human need.

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The Tragic Fall from Specialist to Generalist: Starbucks, the Latest.

In the CEO Afterlife

Hammered by Wall Street in 2008, the stock has finally crawled back to its 2006 highs. 5 principles of simplicity via @ matthewemay [link] Humans need a reminder RT @ hunterwalk Good design teaches. Al thinks the stock market is pressuring the company for more top-line growth. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011.

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