CEO Blog

APRIL 15, 2012

3 - Strategy - In the end, it is all about execution. Some quotes: "Leadership is the eighth wonder of the world - easy to intellectualize, but elusive to actualize" "Leading is less about analytics and strategy and much more about making a difference in the lives of others." Leader need to move above the me to the we.

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JUNE 12, 2013

Michael Martin- Marketing and Strategy (a high interest topic for me) Rebecca Henderson - ( Co-director of the Business and Environment Initiative at Harvard) Building sustainable Organizations Daniel Pink (one of my favorite authors/thinkers) And lots more.' The speaker line up is impressive: Mauro Porcini - Design Thinker at 3M.

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JANUARY 22, 2017

The big rocks for me would be strategy and planning and to some extent some of the marketing initiatives. Some videos that best explain the concept here and here. The little things for me are mostly email and calls. But bigger time costs are meetings. Because of Brother's Weekend, I am late getting through my emails.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 22, 2017

The big rocks for me would be strategy and planning and to some extent some of the marketing initiatives. Some videos that best explain the concept here and here. The little things for me are mostly email and calls. But bigger time costs are meetings. Because of Brother's Weekend, I am late getting through my emails.

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CEO Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

2 - Have a list of "instant" tasks and small items that can be knocked off when you have a few moments. ++ On the weekend, I read Profit from the Positive - Proven Leadership Strategies to Boost Productivity and Transform Your Business by Margaret Greenberg and Senia Maymin. Often there are small parts of big projects that can be done.

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CEO Blog

MAY 8, 2011

7 - reappraise strategy periodically. Good book - makes me re-think some of my strategy. Know your own failings, passions and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see. " 4 - never attempt to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. 5 - Take your losses quickly 6 - don't buy too many securities.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 22, 2012

I liked the chapter on "Brand Inside - Why People are the Key to your Branding Strategy". I will often buy from someplace I know will treat me fairly even without trying somewhere else. The gist of the book - work on what your brand really stands for.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

Then it moves to "Vision, Strategy and Alignment" which I thought might be a bit theoretical but it jumps right into the progression from plans to accomplishments. Then it gets into the Disciplines. The first one is "Initiative and Influence". The subtitle was the way I like to lead. It said "Set an Example for Others".

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CEO Blog

APRIL 8, 2011

And the book ends with how to create an innovation strategy for a company: 1 - Set Innovation Priorities (I know that setting goals in anything is the best way to accomplish things so this one makes total sense to me) 2 - Establish Success Metrics 3 - Develop Clear Communications And it ends with GO - Just do it.

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CEO Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Social Marketology talks about 3 parts of social media strategy - Claiming Real Estate, Creating Policy and Monitoring. Social media also changes the way brands interact and are created, built up or destroyed. The power is now in the hands of the masses. So brands beware. There is a section on influence.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 30, 2011

One brain book is " The Winner's Brain: Eight Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success " by Jeff Brown, Mark Fenske and Liz Neporent. I have read all sort of books on the topic - like Make a Good Brain Great , Save your Brain , Brain Rules , and many on psychology as well. Their 8 ways including my comments: 1 - Self Awareness.

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CEO Blog

JUNE 3, 2012

Change-agents must be current and up to date with new strategies on how to incorporate new technology in ways that will lead the business to the future. Hayzlett is a cowboy and military boy, literally, and uses many farm household and past battle strategy examples to drive home his message on building and revamping for the future.

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

it seems that part of the snow strategy is to hope for warm weather (and it is a bit warmer so should melt). CEO Blog - Time Leadership Thursday, December 30, 2010 The 1% Solution New York is still not quite out of the snow. Lots of bad press about it. I am surprised by the number of abandoned and plowed in cars. Surprise - I read a book.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 11, 2011

It is broken into section like "Being an Entrepreneur", "Strategy and Planning", "Marketing and Sales", "Growth", "Legal" ,"Investors" and "Corporate Culture". I also like the article format since you can pick the book up for a few minutes, read an article and come back to it later. I think everyone should read the book.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 8, 2015

So it talks about the dual selling strategy. The problem Selling above and Below tries to solve is many times what appeals to the managers - the features and benefits do not make the sales to the CEO. I know when I was CEO of SYNNEX, I would often get the wrong pitch. I liked chapter 16 that talked about accelerating the sale.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 8, 2015

So it talks about the dual selling strategy. The problem Selling above and Below tries to solve is many times what appeals to the managers - the features and benefits do not make the sales to the CEO. I know when I was CEO of SYNNEX, I would often get the wrong pitch. I liked chapter 16 that talked about accelerating the sale.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 24, 2015

With many things in life, it is best to draft out your goals and strategy before putting your plans into actions. 9 Powerful Practices of Really Great Mentors is a great resource to use as a guide and inspiration in becoming the best mentor for your next protégé.

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MARCH 24, 2015

With many things in life, it is best to draft out your goals and strategy before putting your plans into actions. 9 Powerful Practices of Really Great Mentors is a great resource to use as a guide and inspiration in becoming the best mentor for your next protégé.

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CEO Blog

MARCH 15, 2012

I did not follow the process through for any particular company - rather, I read the book (so likely did not get the same value someone would who actually took the steps and did the exercises) One of my all time favorite books is Blue Ocean Strategy. Find Your Next strikes me as being a perfect companion book to that.

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CEO Blog

MAY 7, 2011

The Brains is the setting direction part - vision, strategy, unique capabilities and a widespread understanding of those. He talks about 3 parts of the organization - Brains, Bones and Nerves. Each of which need to function well for an organization to be strong. Bones are the execution - actually getting it done.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

I could tell you the 5 principles (Strategy, Story, Strength, Simplicity, Speed) but that would not tell you the story. . ++ I am way behind in my reading but I did read a book - Propel - Five Ways to Amp Up Your Marketing and Accelerate Your Business. Of course I am intrigued by marketing so I liked the book.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

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JUNE 27, 2011

It is important to understand a company’s financial statements (and whether they are truly representative), its current health, growth strategy, planned product expansion/improvements, and all other facets that are specific to the company. The process of performing due diligence on a targeted acquisition has two main parts, as I see them: 1.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

They developed a core mantra that fused their diversity goals and ethical principles with their business strategy. Published by AMACOM. Used with permission. All rights reserved.) Leaders articulated this vision in every internal speech and company communication. They demonstrated congruence.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

One thing that limits leaders is their sticking to proven strategies. Even then, SYNNEX was a small company so I still had much to learn and growth to do to truly become an enterprise leader. EG - an individual performer might dig in more to do the work instead of moving to a coach, trainer, mentor etc.

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CEO Blog

MAY 3, 2011

But, there is a fine line between change for the sake of change and adjusting your business with a well-planned strategy in place, and that line is the difference between stagnation and success. All of the above is not to say change, freshness, and brainstorming is bad.

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CEO Blog

MAY 15, 2012

I read a great book The Winner's Brain - 8 Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success by Jeff Brown and Mark Fenske. I have always had a keen interest in the brain - how it works and how to improve it. It is about maximizing the brain for success. One of the points is the ability to thrive despite adversity.

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CEO Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Stop Selling Vanilla Ice Cream - The Scoop on Increasing Profit by Differentiating Your Company Through Strategy and Talent. I just love it when the title explains the book (and I have to admit, it is a catchy title) This book, written by Steve Van Remortel. I have long believed in choosing a niche.

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