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Good Power: Changing a Life. Changing Work. Changing the World.

Leading Blog

T HE TIME TO THINK about power is before you get it. Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. Using her life experiences and lessons learned, she draws out principles that define good power. She observes that power that doesn’t produce tangible results is pointless.

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Five Foundational Truths of Youth Marketing (and Leadership)

Leading Blog

It is an important and comprehensive book for marketers, but there are some principles they share that have a much wider application, that I wanted to share. In the book, they list the five foundational truths of youth marketing (and leadership). Adam Wilson, 2018, Former director of brand marketing for Carhartt, North America.

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I’m Already Doing Marketing and Advertising. Do I Really Need Public Relations Too?

CEO Insider

With my new book PR Confidential: Unlocking the Secrets to Creating a Powerful Public Image, my goal was to demystify the often-misunderstood public relations industry by answering questions frequently posed by business leaders in an “advice column” format.

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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Its market cap is over $2 trillion. In 2014, when the company’s market capitalization was $380 billion, this Microsoft veteran took over as CEO. By 2019, Microsoft’s market capitalization edged past the $1 trillion mark, making it the world’s most valuable company. By 2023, its market cap reached $2.5

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Living the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

Those who follow my blog have an idea of how I’m spending my time as a retired CEO. Bottom line, I love the challenges of my CEO afterlife and I’m every bit as goal-oriented as I was thirty years ago. Looming retirement can be awfully daunting to a CEO, especially to those who define themselves by their job. Resourceful.

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When a Servant Leader is Fired – Market Basket Demonstrates the Cost of Terminating a Servant Leader CEO

Modern Servant Leader

Market Basket Stakeholders Rally to Support Their Servant Leader. Market Basket is a multi-billion dollar, family owned, grocery chain in New England. With control in his power, Arthur S. terminated long-time CEO and apparent servant leader , Arthur T. According to some accounts, the decision to fire CEO Arthur T.

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Social Media for CEOs

N2Growth Blog

Nary a week passes where I don’t hear from a CEO who’s grappling with this social media conundrum: should I, or shouldn’t I? We have a social media practice at N2growth, I use social media, and all of the CEOs I coach are participating at some level in social media. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth.

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