Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

I’ve shared my own ideas over the years in blog posts and in my book The Next Level , but since I don’t have all the answers, I decided to ask some of the leaders who are focused on building teams of go-to people for their best advice on how to do it. Teach them to fish. Don’t do their work, guide them through the process.

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Advice Execution Team Chief Operating Officer 238

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 19, 2011

A Boomer’s Advice to Marketers: Go Ahead, Make My Day. We operate by the mantra of “use it or you lose it.” So do pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Pfizer. One Response to A Boomer’s Advice to Marketers: Go Ahead, Make My Day. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. This week I turn 65. But please.

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Advice Marketing Marketing Strategy Brand 147

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Having joined the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, she is now out to raise the bar for human resources leadership across the organization. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: We operate to uphold justice, promote the rule of law, and develop ethical, transparent, and representative decision-making.

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Diversity Commitment Learning-by-Doing Globalization 102

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Finally, industries in the upper-right quadrant — such as software, pharmaceuticals, and medical equipment — face high uncertainty in both demand and technology. Following the advice of then CEO Eric Schmidt to “get 100 happy users inside Google,” Bucheit prototyped solutions that eventually proved demand and won the day.

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Uncertainty Industry Bottom-up Technology 22

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2017

The executives came from a wide array of industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, and media. They were more likely to operate based on black-and-white ideals, such as, “There is one best idea that should prevail” or “I am running a pure meritocracy.”

Execution 14

Execution 360-Degree Feedback Executive Coaching Sample 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

McKinsey teams are beavering away in places like the United Arab Emirates and the 'Stans — Turkmenistan, say, or Tajikistan — but they're as likely to be doing operations projects as pure strategy work. The most intense competition between consulting firms is for "whale" engagements.

Consultative 15

Consultative Strategy McKinsey Porter 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2017

” If there are still doubts about your fit for the job, Fernández-Aráoz’s advice is to take “a problem-solving point of view,” and “be strategic” about showing how the organization could benefit from having you in the job. “Based on my education and experience, I was overqualified.”

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How To Long-term Marketing Case Study 13