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This Strategic Pivot to Address COVID Will Help Your Business Thrive

Lead Change Blog

They had to deal with cancelled orders and supply chain disruptions, as well as employees needing more flexible schedules or being unable to work remotely due to inadequate home office setups. After reading my book about strategic pivoting , the CEO asked me to hold a strategic retreat to help the company restrategize its plans.

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Why Mission Statements Suck | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. by John • June 13, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 1 Comment. Because the product we sell is books, our aspirations must be consistent with the promise and the ideals of the volumes which line our shelves. Human Resources. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife.

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The Tragic Fall from Specialist to Generalist: Starbucks, the Latest.

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. by John • June 6, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. Al thinks the stock market is pressuring the company for more top-line growth. Market share doubled, and the company went on to enjoy 15 uninterrupted years of earnings growth. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home.

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When to Give Up Your Pride | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. by John • May 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Life • 1 Comment. One of my favorite ‘inspirational’ books is The Art of Possibility by Rosamund and Benjamin Zander. Human Resources. Leadership. link] #branding #marketing #advertising #design Follow Me on Twitter. In the CEO Afterlife.

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Branding the Aspiring Novelist | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Leadership. by John • February 10, 2011 • Branding , Marketing , Writing • 3 Comments. USA Today reports she sold 164,000 e-books in 2010. Non-fiction writers require a ‘platform’, a means of marketing to an audience. Tags: Marketing , Personal Branding , Writing. In the CEO Afterlife. About John.

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Navigator Newsletter #180

Chart Your Course

2) Deploy a leadership strategy. There is unmistakable evidence revealing how leadership is exercised, formally and informally, throughout the organization. People have a basic human need to feel appreciated. 9) Customer and market focus. Greg’s latest and most powerful book is guaranteed to get you Fired Up!

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Moving on from ROI to ROE, a Return on Empathy

Strategy Driven

As a result significant business resources are wasted buy an over-reliance on market research that poses only rational questions but neglects to probe customers’ emotional reactions that lie hidden within their answers. The Need for Caring Relationships. The need for Care is another core emotional need.

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