Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”. Yet it can be shattered in an instant, with a devastating impact on a company’s market cap and reputation.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

A successful executive understands the intricacies of the supply chain and leverages their expertise to drive innovation, reduce costs, and enhance organizational efficiency. A strategic-minded CPO deeply understands market trends, supplier dynamics, and emerging technologies.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 28, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, January 28, 2011 5 Leadership Styles that Work A guest post by Art Gould Recipes for Success: 5 Different Leadership Styles That All Work! I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time. I am CEO between positions. Theres more than one way to skin a cat.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 26, 2012

My good friend and Dartmouth Professor Vijay Govindarajan (VG) reveals a bold discovery with far-reaching implications in REVERSE INNOVATION: Create Far From Home, Win Everywhere (HBR Press, April 2012): Innovation flows uphill and its future lies in emerging markets. Here are a few highlights: 1.

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The Practical Leader

MAY 8, 2024

The company clearly had problems with low engagement, faltering customer service, rising costs from inefficient processes and quality problems, and low innovation. This was based on a strategic plan that took months of senior management time, market studies, financial analysis, and more expensive consultants. ” That was it.

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CO2

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It embodies the spirit of guidance, innovation, and empathy. Case Study: The Transformational Impact of Empathy A compelling example can be found in a tech startup CEO who underwent executive coaching. They’re better equipped to navigate market challenges, exceed customer expectations, and stand out in their field.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 8, 2011

Entrepreneurial innovation: “Entrepreneurs are the rainmakers,” says Clifton. Education: A few of the most well known entrepreneurs dropped out of college, and some people believe that college gets in the way of innovation. Entrepreneurship is more important than innovation. Companies need to hire the right people.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Colgate’s entry into the ready meals market is a good example. “We wanted to think about how CEOs manage focus versus breadth of opportunity,” the researchers explain. “When CEOs focus on just a few issues do they perform better? . “When CEOs focus on just a few issues do they perform better?

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Lead on Purpose

JANUARY 26, 2010

In his book The Right Leader: Selecting Executives Who Fit , author Nat Stoddard (with help from Claire Wyckoff) investigates the complex topic of assuring smooth executive transitions, with their primary focus at the CEO level. Whether you’re a CEO or an intern, you have the opportunity to lead.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Tom Stewart is Booz & Company’s Chief Marketing & Knowledge Officer. In a recent email update, he asks several intriguing questions: Are there CEOs anywhere in the world who want their companies to become less innovative? Is anyone calling on employees to do a better job of thinking inside the box?

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Tanveer Naseer

JUNE 19, 2012

That’s the basis of my conversation with author and renowned marketing CEO Shama Kabani in this episode of “Leadership Biz Cafe”. Shama is an international speaker, best-selling author and the award-winning CEO of The Marketing Zen Group – a global online marketing and PR firm. for Canadian readers).

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 24, 2017

This has left a skills gap among today’s leaders that heavily contributes to the downfall of company attempts to execute their strategy, resulting in loss of market and shareholder value. To ensure the new strategy is being tracked properly, the measures must be reviewed and changed when required.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 16, 2009

Prior to assuming CEO responsibilities for US Cellular in 1999 Jack had created a “virtual organization&# where he and other executives provided leadership to the company; he empowered their employees to make decisions and run the business.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Sure, it isn’t business as usual, and yes, every CEO has to make some moves to shore up sales and profits. CEO’s justify across-the-board cuts because they think it is fair. When I was a CEO, I managed to squirrel away a “rainy day” fund for nasty business blips. It may be, but it isn’t smart. At best, they are managers.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 23, 2020

Most companies are risking significant future revenue growth because of the gap between the potential and realized value of their technology investments, ” said Paul Daugherty, Accenture’s chief technology and innovation officer. They rely on outdated and ineffective leadership styles that diminish the performance of the companies they lead.

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Eric Jacobson

MARCH 12, 2024

Rather than seeing it as an obstacle to overcome, integrate it into your strategic approach to invigorate your high-growth potential and outperform competition under any market condition,” explains Rebecca Homkes , author of the new book, Survive, Reset, Thrive. Thrive : Employing an adaptable strategy through evolving market conditions.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

They yearn to be coached with constant feedback rather than an annual performance review. Companies must customize relationships with customers, suppliers and others, detecting and responding to market and environmental shifts. Because companies must constantly innovate, product life cycles collapse.

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CEO Blog

JUNE 13, 2013

I wrote a review of his book a Whole New Mind. Pink did give a marketing example. Clearly specific and personal asks work in marketing. I have blogged often about one of my favorite writers and speakers - Daniel Pink. And I shared one of his videos. And blogged when I last hear him speak live. Personal and specific asks work.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Frances Hesselbein – Former CEO, Girl Scouts of America and Peter Drucker Foundation. Alan Mulally – Former CEO, Ford and Boeing Commercial Aircraft. CEO Magazine – CEO of the Year. Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 6, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Customer CEO: How to Profit from the Power of Your Customers Chuck Wall The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself John Jantsch Disney U : How Disney University Develops the World’s Most Engaged, Loyal, [.].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

DECEMBER 8, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind Jocelyn Glei, Editor Innovating Analytics: Word of Mouth Index- Use the Next Generation of Net Promoter to Increase Sales and Drive Results […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

AUGUST 11, 2013

I hope that at least a few of these recent posts will be of interest to you: BOOK REVIEWS Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry David C. Robertson with Bill Breen The Four Steps to the Epiphany: Successful Strategies for Products That Win (Fifth Edition) […].

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Chartered Management Institute

AUGUST 2, 2023

They also have a 20% higher rate of innovation, according to a Boston Consulting Group study. McKinsey & Company reported that in 2020 the global market for EDI-related efforts was estimated at $7.5bn, yet at the current rate, it will take another 151 years to close the global economic gender gap.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 15, 2018

Bob is the former CEO of the Great Plains Coca Cola Bottling Company. The larger organization often doesn’t directly oppose innovations in processes that are in place; but by reinstating old management practices the organization undermines the system that allowed those processes to be successful. Guest post by John Hunter.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

CEOs of large companies face a conundrum: they are confronted with a growing number of frugal consumers clamoring for affordable solutions, yet their existing corporate culture and incentive systems are designed to support a "bigger is better" business model — not to deliver more with less. In sum, CEOs need a frugal innovation agenda.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

For instance, in his 2021 “Dear CEO” letter , Blackrock chief Larry Fink wrote that no issue is more important than climate change. For instance, while 96% of large firms report on their sustainability efforts, the Harvard Business Review reports that these efforts are often more hot air than substance.

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Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

These are the people who will turn things around, lead the organization to innovate, and drive through challenges. Over the past 27 years of my career in marketing, brand management and executive search + coaching, I’ve found time and again that organizations have blind-spots when hiring talent. That’s right.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 26, 2019

Over the years, I’ve worked with a number of founders, CEOs, and presidents of companies. These executives tell me frankly that they don’t have the revenue stream, the market share, or the margins their products and services deserve. Often, these executives are a part of my network. I call this obstacle The Disconnect.

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Chartered Management Institute

MAY 3, 2023

What’s the role of NEDs, CEOs and Government in creating inclusive workplaces? Improving public services Finally, a short update on another area we are currently working in: CMI is partnering with the Social Market Foundation to explore how to get improved results from the UK’s public services. Catch up here.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2012

Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, famously coined the term "frugal engineering" in 2006. He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. We were honored to have Ghosn as our key panelist. Yet engineers and scientists love challenges.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

I prefer to think of challenges as opportunities, because every challenge opens a door for us to consider how to do something differently and create innovative ways to address new opportunities. We must ensure that we drive to a workforce that is reflective of the markets in which we live, work, and serve globally.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Aaron Levie, the CEO of Box, reflects on the cloud storage company’s entry into the enterprise market. But by staying disciplined with the product and deeply understanding market trends, they’ve made the strategic shift from B2C to B2B work. He was skeptical about pivoting away from consumers, and it was challenging.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

It turns out that the word “innovation” is not a Harry Potter-esque magical incantation that, once spoken, renders companies more inventive, creative, and entrepreneurial. The word can be uttered by a CEO speaking to employees or Wall Street analysts. Yes, even Toys R Us had a head of innovation.).

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

CEOs of large companies face a conundrum: they are confronted with a growing number of frugal consumers clamoring for affordable solutions, yet their existing corporate culture and incentive systems are designed to support a "bigger is better" business model — not to deliver more with less. In sum, CEOs need a frugal innovation agenda.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2014

When I took over as chief marketing officer at GE, the mandate from CEO Jeff Immelt was to make marketing a vital operating function that could drive organic growth. We realized early on that it wouldn’t be enough for marketers just to focus on advertising and external messaging. Shape the market early.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2016

One of the challenges of being a CEO is that you rarely are asked to choose between a wrong or right answer. CEOs should actively manage five specific tensions in today’s complex global business environment: Disruptive innovation versus leveraging the company’s core strengths. The 21st-Century CEO.

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