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Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. by John • September 12, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 4 Comments. The sudden, unexpected and potentially catastrophic event that threatens a business is a CEO’s greatest challenge. Main menu Home. Leadership. Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader.

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Gretzky, Gates, Zuckerberg: Can they see the Unseen? | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. That is, the ability to move performance into the extraordinary needed at least 10,000 hours of practice. I’ll bet everyone you mentioned in your post at some point in their career developed their entrepeneurial ability to be were the puck was headed by out working most mere mortals. Human Resources.

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To Cope with Labor Shortage, Raise Emotional Compensation

Michael Lee Stallard

Over the nearly 20 years that my colleagues and I have been studying and helping leaders, we’ve learned that boosting emotional compensation is based on meeting seven universal human needs to thrive at work: respect, recognition, belonging, autonomy, personal growth, meaning, and progress.

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Do Vulture Cultures still prevail in Business? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. by John • May 2, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 1 Comment. The most blatant was the Boards of Scott Paper and Sunbeam hiring ‘Chainsaw Al Dunlap’ as their CEO despite his reputation as a corporate sociopath. Main menu Home. Leadership. October 9, 2011 at 6:50 am.

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The Nuts and Bolts of the 1-Page Strategic Plan | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife. I am delighted that so many readers of the CEO Afterlife blog have asked for details of the content that goes into the 1-Page Strategic Plan. A company with differentiated branded consumables would likely measure market share, brand awareness, brand image, and margin development. Main menu Home. Leadership.

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This Strategic Pivot to Address COVID Will Help Your Business Thrive

Lead Change Blog

This is what the founder and CEO of a tech manufacturing startup with 180 employees realized in early June as his beleaguered team addressed a host of problems. 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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Steve Jobs’ Announcement: Reminder of Need to Make Cancer History

Michael Lee Stallard

Apple’s announcement yesterday that Steve Jobs is stepping down as its CEO, is a poignant reminder of just how important it is to make cancer history. We are human beings, not machines, and recent research shows that workplace cultures that are hostile or indifferent to human needs shave years off our lives.