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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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Xerox's CMO on Leading by Example in Social Media

Harvard Business Review

I wanted to show our teams at Xerox how a social program could help change perceptions of our brand. Another issue: Our executive team is proud of the Xerox brand presence in the social space, but we have a team-oriented, humble culture. If you want to sell, buy an ad or an advertorial or, perhaps, sponsor tweets. Don''t sell.

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