Lead on Purpose

JULY 16, 2018

Maquita Donyel Irvin One day, I was having lunch with John, a successful CEO of a national retailer. Guest article by Glain Roberts-McCabe “She was completely whole and yet never fully complete” ?Maquita Like most executives in highly pressured sectors, John feels … Continue reading →

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

Years ago, we engaged with a CEO in the mattress industry who wanted to know how he could create real brand distinction and drive more retail traffic in such a highly commoditized category. The mattress CEO was relentless about doing right by customers, and this made him very particular about who he hired and how they were trained.

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Joseph Lalonde

JUNE 1, 2018

For the last 20 years, and all around the world, we CEOs have invested untold millions into the question: “What does it take to have an engaged workplace culture?” It’s more than simply clumsy leadership. How to Be a Soul-Sucking CEO. I have to admit it. I am, frankly, quite baffled. It’s a breach of promise.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2013

This describes Ron Johnson’s role as head of Apple’s retail operation prior to assuming the CEO role at J.C. Johnson was fired today by JCP as his efforts to rebrand and turnaround the struggling retailer failed to get traction. The label of cool comes as a result of great business decisions and outstanding leadership.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 19, 2012

Last week I identified the successful 21 st century CEO as someone who is constantly thinking about the future. I also made the point that the 21 st century CEOs will not allow the changing business, social, economic or technological environments to negatively impact the performance of their enterprise. CEOs will be time-starved.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2020

What would you do if your customer base tripled almost overnight and their lives depended on you scaling up your leadership and your organization to meet the sudden surge in demand? That’s exactly the question that Los Angeles Regional Food Bank CEO Michael Flood and his team had to answer and act on this year.

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CEO Blog

JUNE 18, 2015

The big news for me is being appointed as the CEO of Danby. Our products are marketed under seven brand names: Danby®, Danby Designer®, Danby Diplomat®, Danby Premiere®, Simplicity®, Arcticaire®, and Silhouette®, as well as some private brands like Sunbeam for major retail stores. as well as a large number of independent retailers.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Some industries, such as professional services, hospitality, and retail, are experiencing higher turnover rates, impacting the maintenance of strong corporate cultures. If companies experience increases in short tenure among senior associates, they will have fewer leaders able to transmit the corporate culture.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Whether leading an emerging growth company or a large multi-national corporation, aside from the CEO , there is arguably no position that has impact and contribution like the CHRO. Second, they must become a trusted consigliere to the CEO. He is a highly valued and trusted thought partner to CEO Bruce Broussar d.

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Leading Blog

JULY 26, 2021

We updated health and safety procedures, employed technology to streamline billing and appointment scheduling, digitized our designs, added retail elements, and provided respectable wages for our artists and employees to let them know their importance to the business. Here are some additional ways that we elevated our brand above the fray.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 2, 2023

It’s no surprise that just 12% of CEOs are from working-class backgrounds. Cracking the boardroom The researchers analyzed over 1,500 German firms (and their CEO) to explore whether different industries had different social classes in the boardroom.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 9, 2013

First Borders, then Barnes & Noble CEOs make the wrong leadership decisions. As the business grew, it was time for the Borders brothers to hire a professional CEO. Tom Borders told me that they decided to hire a CEO whose experience was in retailing versus a strategic marketing expert. While sales at U.S.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 30, 2023

This is not about virtue signaling, but rather my admiration and respect for their foresightful planning , impact, and gratitude for their CEO, Julie Chase-Morefield and team. Yes, I am in the video (ugh!) – and it’s all true – SHFB is a superb organization with excellent leadership.

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Skip Prichard

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Reflections on Charismatic Leadership. Management scholars Jay Conger and Rabindra Kanungo introduced a framework for charismatic leadership, which I use to reflect on the case studies of Alexander the Great and General Charles de Gaulle. Printed by permission. . Jan-Benedict Steenkamp. His vision was—.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dig into the book, Talent , to learn the case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Hemnet, Argus Media, HireRight, Vishal Retail, Depop and Oak Street Health. Question: What are the most important things to look for in a candidate when selecting a CEO? Demonstrated potential to learn and adapt.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 2, 2015

Take this further than retail and physical products. Thoughts of the Gettysburg Address, his leadership, which overcame many setbacks, or the fact that his quotes, are among the most famous in the world. Ask any CEO and they will tell you brand recognition and logo familiarity are what make or break a company. Principles.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 2, 2015

Take this further than retail and physical products. Thoughts of the Gettysburg Address, his leadership, which overcame many setbacks, or the fact that his quotes, are among the most famous in the world. Ask any CEO and they will tell you brand recognition and logo familiarity are what make or break a company. Principles.

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Leadership Brand Definition Emotional Intelligence 150

Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 23, 2013

The Retailing Summit is a premiere event for senior leaders in retail. The Retailing Summit is a premiere event for senior leaders in retail. and Graham Atkinson, CMO & Chief Experience Officer of Walgreens. and Graham Atkinson, CMO & Chief Experience Officer of Walgreens.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 20, 2013

Booz & Company’s survey of 3,500 global leaders, including 550 CEOs and 325 other C-suite executives report a serious lack of cohesion within their organizations. Big retailers are dead without a firm understanding of daily, weekly and monthly tactics. Not so fast. 53% couldn’t say whether their employees understood the strategy.

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Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Tony Hseih, CEO of the online shoe retailer Zappos, once famously said that he didn’t know anything about shoes, but knew a lot about creating workplace culture. When hiring at Slack, CEO Stewart Butterfield looks for humility and an acknowledgment that luck has played some part in the job prospect’s success.

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Tanveer Naseer

AUGUST 26, 2014

When you write about leadership for a number of years, and especially when you receive numerous awards and recognitions for your writings and insights on leadership, it’s only natural that one of the questions you’re often asked is ‘when are you going to write a book?’ What is Leadership Vertigo?

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 17, 2013

In an evolving digital work place, it is critical for leaders to think of their products, services and leadership in terms of SoCoLoMo. Social CEOs : 77% of buyers say they are more likely to buy from a company whose CEO uses social media1. Influence on Retail: By 2016, $689 Billion will be influenced by mobile retail.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 15, 2012

The past week has given me the opportunity to observe the management style of a district manager for a fairly well known retailer. I don’t know about the new school of leadership, but the school that I graduated from taught me that when you are responsible for a division, you are responsible for the mistakes. You’re not a leader.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Those still working on site are often arguably under even greater strain, whether those in our hospitals and health systems, or those in our food and retail supply chains. Stop looking to the CEO for strategy. For decades, a sort of hero leadership ethos has prevailed, in which the leader must have all the answers to every problem.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 30, 2010

StrategyDriven Newsletter Signup StrategyDriven (Kindle Edition) StrategyDriven RSS Feed StrategyDriven Podcast iTunes Feed StrategyDriven Leadership Conversation iTunes Feed StrategyDriven Editorial Perspective iTunes Feed StrategyDriven on Facebook StrategyDriven on Twitter StrategyDriven LinkedIn Users Group Recent Articles Worn out at Work?

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Donna Morris, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Walmart, discusses the world’s largest retailer’s priorities when selecting future leadership pipeline, and why companies who hire a diverse talent do better than others. It is exciting what the team has established, including the ability for our U.S.-based

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 6, 2012

Most problems in business begin with leadership. Old school CEOs either don’t know how to innovate, fear innovation or simply fail to comprehend the true definition of the word. As an influential shareholder, I’d begin, not by mandating my CEO to change, but by changing my CEO. Size need not matter. Last year, J.C.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2016

When threatened by faster, cheaper online competitors, the legendary retail company confronted this digital disruption head-on. CEO Angela Arendt and her team created digital and omni-channel shopping experiences to stay relevant. Offer more value.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 21, 2023

Her expertise includes brand marketing, social media, employee engagement, leadership development, and customer experience marketing. Her Blog has been recognized as one of the "Best 21st Century Leadership Blogs" and also as a "Top 100 Socially-Shared Leadership Blog." Be sure to visit both her website and her blog.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 14, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Leadership. by John • April 14, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Leadership. © 2011 In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Insider Insight on Price Fixing. About John.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 20, 2012

& Doug Lennick: If you’re in a leadership position, you make hundreds of decisions each day – and most of those have the potential to impact the well-being of others. On the other hand, Jim Sinegal, the recently retired CEO of Costco Wholesale, generously paid his warehouse employees. Spin” by a CEO is expected.

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos abhors what he calls “social cohesion,” the natural impulse to seek consensus. Everybody knows how hard it is and chooses to be there,” says Faisal Masud, who spent five years in the retail business. Can''t Get Enough Leadership Related articles. Two Leadership Self-Coaching Guides for Career Women.

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Leadership Consensus Retail Career 91

Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Dig into the book, Talent , to learn the case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Hemnet, Argus Media, HireRight, Vishal Retail, Depop and Oak Street Health. Question: What are the most important things to look for in a candidate when selecting a CEO? Question: Why is it so difficult for companies to recruit the right leadership team?

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 1, 2018

But as an entrepreneur, all the needed skills like leadership, relationship building, etc., Sam Walton, of Walmart fame, began learning and practicing his leadership skills from an early age: playing on sports teams, observing and listening to his job supervisors, and participating in and leading volunteer organizations.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 13, 2021

.” This hypocrisy adds to the cynical view that “political principles” is an oxymoron right up there with clean coal, pretty ugly, retail service, or we’re all in this together. But the CEO of a large healthcare organization who took a two-week Caribbean trip is remarkably mind-blowing. The second type is sad.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 12, 2021

The customer is not the retailer but the end-user. Conceiving these ecosystems takes imagination and a specific set of leadership skills. Most of these digital giants operate with only three or four layers below the CEO. A personalized consumer experience is key to exponential growth. They work from the end-user backward.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 30, 2016

As you have likely heard, the pharmaceutical company Mylan and its CEO, Heather Bresch, have come under immense scrutiny for the firm’s EpiPen pricing policy. ” This coming from a person whose pay increased by over 670% in her tenure as CEO. Distributors and retailers get a piece of the action, too.

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