CEO Insider

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Here’s a question: where do you speak about strategy issues when you don’t know exactly what it is you want to say? Certainly not in the board room or at a company presentation. Probably not even in front of your senior leadership team or even in a one-to-one meeting with a key report. You’re supposed […].

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CEO Insider

JUNE 30, 2023

The acquisition minded executive is the norm in the business world. Most executives I’ve talked to are either actively seeking acquisitions or, to use their common turn of phrase, they’re “opportunistic.” In other words, if the right deal falls into their laps, they might be stirred into action.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

One of the leaders I interviewed for the new edition was Avon’s Chief Information Officer, Donagh Herlihy.    A lot of it is just when you bump into people and you know them, even though there are two levels of separation from you… Having a kind of richer data set in terms of informal feedback is very, very helpful.

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CEO Insider

MAY 26, 2023

This month I had my biannual chance to be a fly on the wall while Silicon Valley Investor Partners had a very candid, frank conversation with a group of Seed/A startups that had already raised sizable rounds during the “party” of 2021 funding.

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CEO Insider

MAY 21, 2022

It’s 2022, and both blockchain technology and the digital assets that it enables are seemingly everywhere in the corporate world — a stark departure from crypto’s grassroots origins. Here a car company putting Bitcoin on its balance sheet, there a bank opening a branch in the Metaverse; here venture funds plowing money into Web3, there […].

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 2, 2022

We could all use a confidence boost these days – especially with how fast life is moving around us. Think about the last compliment you got from a friend, colleague or even from the boss. How did it feel? Great, right? That’s exactly how I feel every time I connect with my leadership coach – […].

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 8, 2022

According to an October 2022 Zippia study, 26% of U.S. employees work remotely, and remote jobs make up 15% of all work opportunities. It also mentions that sales are one of the top industries for remote workers. As a sales manager or company owner, embracing the remote selling trend is imperative. While doing so, there […].

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 19, 2022

I don’t want to scare you, but the status quo is a death sentence. Most modern organizations are run using systems and strategies that will seem almost comically outdated a few short years from now.

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CEO Insider

MARCH 30, 2023

The dust from the Silicon Valley Bank collapse is nearly settled, but as we look at the new landscape, we need to take a hard look at what can be learned from it.

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CEO Insider

JANUARY 20, 2022

Once you’ve made some big plays and delivered on key milestones, the journey doesn’t end; you need to prepare to come back stronger. Being proud but never satisfied is an attitude. It’s a mentality where you always strive to do better. It doesn’t mean you don’t enjoy your accomplishments or don’t celebrate. But never being […].

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CEO Insider

JUNE 10, 2022

It’s been said that ‘managing by walking around does not translate into managing by emailing around’. That might be true – but it’s also not a bad thing. In my experience, a manager walking around meant someone checking up to make sure you were at your desk. Not helpfully asking if you were okay, more […].

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CEO Insider

JULY 28, 2022

There is nothing like escaping the winter of Melbourne, Australia, for the warmth and relaxation of Bali. The beaches, the rice terraces, the mountains, the beautifully kind people, the food, the vibe – there are so many reasons to make Bali your next holiday destination. But, what if you want more than a holiday? As […].

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CEO Insider

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The importance of an inclusive work environment is on the minds of many leaders today. Exclusionary behaviors are dangerous for a business, with the impacts extending from dysfunctional workplaces and difficulties with recruitment all the way to serious legal issues.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I write about high-performing groups and teams. Venturing into an article about travel is as much a departure for me as my recent trip to Mexico. My wife and I reacquainted with our favorite resort – Esperanza in Cabo San Lucas, part of the Auberge Resorts Collection.

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 10, 2021

The busy roadside Burger King marquee announced, “WE ALL QUIT. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.” This is a cautionary signpost for leaders of our time. As companies struggle with the uncertainty of hybrid model shifts in the return to work, one thing is certain — employees are leaving.

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 9, 2022

In reference to this, does anyone who has access to a computer or a reasonably recent mobile device really yearn for the “good old days?” Can most visualize making decisions on what to sell, who to sell stuff to and how best to do that without being immersed entirely in the wonderful world of research? […]. The post SOPHISTICATED RESEARCH?

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Business leaders have touted a welcoming return to the office and new diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Now, they need to convert words to action with a better workplace experience – or risk losing their best employees. The reality of many of today’s workplaces is not cutting it for the modern worker: they’re finding a […].

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CEO Insider

MAY 6, 2022

An important part of designing your investment and retirement strategy is deciding exactly what your wealth goals are. You’ll want to determine how you plan to spend the money that you save or earn through investing later in life. Some individuals may seek to set higher wealth goals as they will want to continue to […].

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CEO Insider

APRIL 14, 2021

Since the publication of my most recent book, Indispensable: Build and Lead A Company Can’t Live Without, last month, I have had the marvelous opportunity to discuss several of the key questions covered in the book with several fellow thought leaders. This 5-part article series captures the essence of those discussions.

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CEO Insider

JUNE 12, 2021

While most of us think that there is nothing more stable in international investment than U.S. Real Estate, let’s put the disparities in perspective by focusing on the three gorillas in this space. I would like to focus on three key differences for investing in New York City real estate when compared to cities such […].

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 5, 2021

Millennials have been struggling to generate wealth when compared to previous generations, with the average Baby Boomer holding up to 7x the wealth of Millennials at the same age. Add in the pandemic, and financial futures of “the unluckiest generation in U.S. history” are grim.

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CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Let me start by saying right up front that this is not an article about racial injustice or social injustice. I do not approach this topic from the standpoint of activism, nor HR. I am a White woman, but I know that it’s time to talk about race at work. When I was a child, […].

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CEO Insider

JUNE 18, 2023

In recent years, cherished US institutions have revealed toxic workplace cultures characterized by racism, bullying, misogyny, homophobia or a combination of all four, that is hard to fathom. It’s easy enough to write these instances off as extreme anomalies in the corporate world.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Believe me, this skill comes in handy in the chief information officer's line of work: CIOs often have to tell CEOs that the large portfolios of legacy applications driving corporate operations are bound to fail sooner or later and need to be replaced. CEOs don't want to hear that. Understand the CEO's perceptions.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 30, 2021

For more than a year, the global aviation industry has faced its greatest crisis to date and in 2020, it suffered the heaviest losses in history.

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 14, 2022

‘Tis the season for reflection – a time to learn, grow and appreciate all that’s good in this one precious life of ours. As I look back on the past year, it’s easy to point out where I could have done more, how I could have done better, or whether I served the people I […].

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

While running an operations service company for software R&D centers in Ukraine, I’ve seen enough companies fail to properly set up teams abroad at the beginning. Vendors who lacked transparency and/or couldn’t live up to contractual expectations were usually to blame.

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CEO Insider

JUNE 8, 2022

While moderating somewhat due to rising interest rates and other factors, the real-estate housing sector continues to generate record sales — particularly in certain pockets throughout the country, including cities in Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and California.

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CEO Insider

JUNE 5, 2022

Everyone who knows me, knows I reject ‘The Great Resignation’ – it’s a million-dollar catch-phrase, but it’s quite dangerously misleading. This is not a great resignation – which suggests that people have made a sudden decision to do something dramatic that we didn’t see coming. Most of the labour market movement we have seen in […].

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CEO Insider

MAY 25, 2022

Changes are essential for our development, and even though every start may be scary initially, it should finally be welcomed and embraced, even in the cases where you were not the one who decided on this significant change, you need to think about how you can adjust to the new standards. When it comes to […].

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

CEOs must address these disconnects by creating a culture that promotes open communication and transparency about vulnerabilities and collaboration to address the exposures. The chief information security officer (CISO) or chief information officer (CIO) reports the technical vulnerabilities that his or her team has successfully remediated.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2018

So founder and CEO Tom Stemberg hired John Wilson as head of strategy and chief financial officer. The CEO ended up getting rid of the head of strategy, continuing to use the CIO to provide him with strategic advice, and hiring a strong but relatively junior analyst to provide support to the senior team.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2016

This model of a small, BU-leader-staffed team was the model for many decades, although some companies named a COO to act as an intermediary between the CEO and the BU leaders. The idea was to centralize decisions related to their functions, coordinate cross-business activities, and provide CEOs with decision-making support.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2011

Five years ago, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) were on top of the world. These infrastructure officers tend to focus on the technology side and internal-facing activities. Chief "Integration" Officers connect internal and external ecosystems.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2017

When I spoke with John Hass, the CEO of Rosetta Stone, about what his company does, his focus wasn’t just on learning languages. Jim Fowler and Jeff Smith talked about peripheral vision in relation to the chief information officer role (Fowler is currently CIO at General Electric, and Smith was formerly CIO at IBM).

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2012

You instantly recognize the executive who walks in and quickly glance at his name badge to confirm he is the CEO of the most important account you would like to start working with. You have never met him before nor have you been able to generate any interest from his organization. The problems are identified in brackets. Hello, Norman.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Better insight from customers can drive serious growth in your company, at least according to a recent study by IBM of over 1700 CEOs. In fact, recent research [PDF] conducted by the CMO Council, suggests that this process should start with the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

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