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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

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. Most importantly, the implications and action steps became an ‘easy sell’ to my team. Prahalad and Henry Mintzberg joined me as silent colleagues.

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Vijay Govindarajan: An interview by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

He worked with GE’s CEO [.]. Prahalad Chris Trimble Deere & Company Earl C. Jeff Immelt local growth teams (LGTs) Peter Drucker Reverse Innovation the two Thomas Watsons (father and son) Thomas Edison Vijay Govindarajan: An interview by Bob Morri' Bob''s blog entries “How GE is Disrupting Itself” C.K.

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Advice for Marketing Executives During Tough Times

Marshall Goldsmith

Align yourself with the rest of your executive team. For example, you don't want the CEO and CFO coming to you and saying, "You never justify why we're spending so much money, so we're cutting your budget." In 2009 Marshall's friend the late CK Prahalad was ranked #1 and Marshall was ranked #14. Thank you, Susanne. Life is good.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

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. Deepa Prahalad – Focused on design and emerging markets. Non-profit CEOs. Former CEO, Covestor and CircleLending.

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Self-Confidence and Success

Marshall Goldsmith

It might be your skillfully crafted memo that the CEO praised and routed to everyone in the company. How Much You Contribute When achievement is the result of a team effort - not just individual performance - we tend to overestimate our contribution to the final victory. I ask my CEO clients to complete a simple exercise.

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The Power of Intent

Harvard Business Review

A fellow business leader complained the other day that although he had repeatedly sought feedback, his team had never told him what they really thought about his management style. My plate is full and my team knows that.". Prahalad and Gary Hamel referred to that in an award-winning HBR article Strategic Intent.

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If I Read One More Platitude-Filled Mission Statement, I'll Scream

Harvard Business Review

Prahalad in their HBR piece — Strategic Intent. Instead, Martha and her team came up with this strategic intent: "To get everyone in the U.K. This clarity empowered the team to know exactly what they were trying to do and what they were not trying to do. We need — using the language from Gary Hamel and C.K.