In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 15, 2012

Steve Jobs and Larry Page took note of the environment in which their companies would operate but fretted little about it. That’s because success for Page and Jobs hinged on the strategic choices they made – primarily which products and applications to bet on.

CEO 242

CEO Chief Executive Officer Critical Success Factor Discount 242

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 10, 2015

As a critical success factor, strategy turned into a lucrative industry for a host of consulting firms such as McKinsey & Company , and the Boston Consulting Group. We used to call this mode of operation, “doing business by the seat of the pants.” Strategy is Constraining. Intentionally So.

Strategy 100

Strategy Critical Success Factor McKinsey Retail 100

Tim Milburn

AUGUST 14, 2012

Identifies and eliminates operational and cultural barriers to execution. The site should provide the following: A video message from the CEO. The company should develop or purchase an online questionnaire-based tool for measuring critical success factors and the current state of alignment at every level and for every unit.

System 115

System Critical Success Factor Metrics Consultative 115

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

She didn't take over as Yahoo's CEO because the company was doing well; she came on board because the stumbling Internet enterprise was an underperforming underachiever that had lost its way. Why would Mayer minimize what she had experienced as a critical success factor? Marissa Mayer is no fool. But trust cuts both ways.

Critical Success Factor 8

Critical Success Factor CEO Agility Productivity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

One of the CEOs actually declared that the surge of new data might even lead to losses because his firm's management and business processes couldn't cost-effectively manage it. A commitment to a desired business outcome is the critical success factor. But not a single executive in this IT-savvy crowd would hazard a guess.

Execution 16

Execution Critical Success Factor Engineering Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

Unhappy critics may well look askance at Barack Obama's performance as Commander-in-Chief. His "Obama for America" fundraising , analytics and "get out the vote" operation was a masterpiece of agile electoral innovation and entrepreneurship. This emphasis on test extended through every phase of the operation. They're right.

Marketing 8

Marketing Chief Technology Officer Case Study Critical Success Factor 8

The Empowered Buisness

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Tatum discusses the 5 critical success factors for managing, driving and sustaining growth, along with case studies of companies that succeeded or failed during No Man’s Land. Larry Bossidy is an acclaimed CEO with few peers who have a track record for delivering results as he has. Enjoy the holidays and happy reading!

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Books Leadership Open-book Learning-by-Doing 113