In the CEO Afterlife

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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

There was fallout when Marissa Mayer killed Yahoo’s popular work-from-home policy. To do that, Samsung’s leaders must sacrifice the egos of their engineers. Sure, there will be a fallout.

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Board of Directors Resolution: Pay Attention to Culture

In the CEO Afterlife

In 1986, he instituted a policy whereby any employee can look up the salary and bonus of others, including the top management. Bezos wanted Hsieh to stay at the helm, for good reason. In 2013, Zappos continues to amaze under this culturally insightful leader. Jo hn Mackey of Whole Foods understands culture.

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Should the Strategic Plan Rest in Peace? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

If you can't condense and exaggerate (the Economist Magazine's editorial policy) then you are not focused, no matter how complex the business. June 30, 2011 at 10:19 pm. >Hi Hi John, every strat plan should be contained on one page. What matters is the leader's ability to communicate and take feedback on the plan.