Leading Blog

AUGUST 21, 2012

Every successful business has, at its heart, a theory of the business—an underlying set of supporting objectives and a corporate philosophy that gives people a foundation on which to operate. The CEO of Connecticut's Farmington Bank told George that its Main Thing is to "Drive economic development in central Connecticut.".

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Remember that connections are not the same thing as relationships, but that connections can develop into relationships with the proper effort on your part. Good luck [link] mikemyatt Hi Robbie: Well said…with leadership that has a world view like yours there is little doubt as to why you've achieved such success.

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Media Influence Blog Real Estate 368

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2015

But as Netflix and online media channels developed, Blockbuster was no longer unique in fulfilling that purpose, and the way it fulfilled it became anachronistic. When dealing with a struggling brand, managers should ask themselves if their brand is staying true to what it was made to do.

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Brand Merchandising Retail Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2014

A brand can’t just be a promise; it must be a promise delivered. And brand stewardship can no longer be under the exclusive purview of marketing departments and brand managers. Brands may drive communications activities, but little else. Smart companies form brand councils to meet this leadership imperative.

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Brand Strategy Advertising Brand Management 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

For that reason we advocate an alternative: the partnership model, which relies on shared leadership among hospitals, insurance plans, and medical groups. This is the leadership structure needed to improve physician performance and overcome the tendency of doctors to try to maximize their individual compensation.

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Organization Chief Executive Officer Health Care Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

It’s how their executives develop the skills to lead across cultures and learn the inner workings of a global business; it’s how rising leaders advance into the senior ranks. Many companies expect their aspiring leaders to work abroad. It’s part of the psychological contract.

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Career Globalization Constraint Follow-up 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

But the CEO who took first place this year was singled out for what seems to be an entirely new and noteworthy type of leadership. Netflix's Reed Hastings snagged the top slot for his ability to successfully manage a winning business while launching and driving its competitor (in his case, Internet-based movie rentals) with equal zeal.

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Parcell CEO Airlines Trends 11

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 8, 2016

As Ogilvy’s Ian MacKellar, who helped develop the current creative platform, would say: “For any campaign or creative idea, it helps to have a conflict, a tension, an enemy.” And everyone is trying to climb to the top of that to get ahead,” explains Heather Fadali, senior brand manager for coffee at Kraft Heinz, Nabob’s parent company.

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