In the CEO Afterlife

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A Canadian’s Tribute to US Thanksgiving

In the CEO Afterlife

The days surrounding the holiday are the most travelled of the year. I happened to be there for the third Thursday of November. Thanksgiving in America is a much bigger deal than it is above the 49 th parallel. Families and friends come together to give thanks. Strangers wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.

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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

The principle then travels down through the various functions, and ends at sea level with an individual’s daily “to do list.” The lesson learned from the Jacobs Suchard turnaround was that strategic sacrifice in the right places is the secret to nimbleness, resiliency, and coherence. This journey isn’t an easy one.

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The Genius behind Toblerone | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

As the tale goes, the inventor of Toblerone travelled to Switzerland’s Bern patent office in 1906 to apply for a patent of the manufacturing process. The exuberant Brand Manager came back with plenty of information including a story that had been long-buried in the company archives in Neuchatel.

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Getting Out of Life What You Put into It

In the CEO Afterlife

That career shift resulted in plenty of travel and lonely nights in hotel rooms. On my back as I bailed from the corner office was another type of parachute, a golden one. Though financially secure, I was too young to retire, so I decided to reinvent myself as a corporate strategy consultant. How would I use all of that down time?

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Does this Flag represent Riches to Rags?

In the CEO Afterlife

The days around the holiday are the most travelled of the year. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of joining a group of 12 for American Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a much bigger deal down here than it is above the 49 th parallel. Families and friends come together to give thanks. Strangers wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.

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Why Leaders Believe that Tomorrow is a Better Place

In the CEO Afterlife

Travelling back and forth the nine inches between the head and the heart is the tough part. The choice facing every corporate leader is whether to lead change, or scramble to catch up to it. A clear and simple vision from a leader’s foresight is the vital starting point, but that doesn’t always guarantee changes in behavior.

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Is this the Flag from Riches to Rags? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

The days around the holiday are the most travelled of the year. Last Thursday I had the pleasure of joining a group of 12 for American Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a much bigger deal down here than it is above the 49 th parallel. Families and friends come together to give thanks. Strangers wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.

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