CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When people tell other people how great you are, that’s called public relations. However, public relations expert and author Gini Dietrich says an enlightened corporate and executive communications program need not be an either/or proposition. When you tell other people how great you are, that’s called advertising.

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Leading Blog

JULY 16, 2021

Horn then takes us through her journey as the CEO of a public relations and marketing communications agency. I walked into PeopleSoft’s main conference room armed with a pack of business cards emblazoned with the initial name of my future company, Sabrina Horn Public Relations, and a logo the resembled a towel monogram.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 20, 2021

The public relations team struggled to find new ways to try and appease Mrs. Crabapple. The PR team elected to pass this complaint letter in response to then CEO Herb Kelleher with a bit of background about the never-happy customer.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 12, 2016

In today’s media-saturated business world, a company’s image is inextricably linked to the reputation of the CEO. Wall Street analysts, marketers and corporate communicators understand the importance of a CEO’s personal brand and how it affects demand for a company’s products or services and its market value.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Meg Whitman, 51, has been quoted saying a CEO should never stay with the same company for more than 10 years, because by that time the company needs a fresh outlook. She joined eBay in 1998 and now, 10 years later, she’s following her own advice and leaving the company she helped drive to online success.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

NASDAQ: APPL ) has named Andrea Jung , CEO of Avon  (NYSE: AVP ), as the eigth member of its board of directors. Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, stated that Jung will bring a “new dimension&# to the company’s board. Andrea Jung is the first woman and the first Asian to hold a seat on Apple’s board.Â

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CEO Insider

JANUARY 4, 2021

After a long career that included work in private enterprise, co-founding and running an international public relations agency, and leading such non-profits as CARE USA and AARP, my current role is teaching MBA students. Every business school in America, maybe every school of any kind, proclaims that it creates leaders.

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 14, 2021

Creating a Radically Collaborative Environment: A CEO can’t do everything! What they can do, however, is create an environment where people collaborate effectively to ensure that everything does get done.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 23, 2019

You don’t have to be a corporate CEO to benefit from Ford’s example. He is founder of The Dilenschneider Group, a corporate strategic counseling and public relations firm based in New York City. Effects of decisions are sometimes better appreciated in hindsight.

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Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 5, 2014

In a survey of 163 CEOs by Forbes Insights in conjunction with the Association for Strategic Planning and the Council of Public Relations Firms, chief executives report that one-third of corporate strategies fail, and they fail for five reasons.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 8, 2011

In Leadership Is Dead: How Influence Is Reviving It , Jeremie Kubicek, CEO of the leader development company GiANT Impact, makes a clear and compelling case that “dominating leaders” who lead by coercion are on the decline and are being replaced by “liberating leaders” who lead through influence.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

A CEO’s ability to perform effectively is so closely tied to their ability to form a clearly articulated vision, evangelize the vision and then to execute on their vision, that no real discussion on executive leadership should take place without an emphasis on vision. But hey…you hear that from me on a fairly consistent basis.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 15, 2011

Jennifer Prosek is the founder and CEO of CJP Communications (CJP), where she leads many of the firm’s key accounts. Under her leadership, the firm has become a leading international public relations and financial communications consultancy with offices in New York, Connecticut and London.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself. They will believe what they want to believe regardless of what they hear or what they observe.

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Marshall Goldsmith

AUGUST 4, 2013

Listen to what General Mills CEO Steve Sanger once told 90 of his colleagues: “As you all know, last year my team told me that I needed to do a better job of coaching my direct reports. Twenty years ago, few CEOs received feedback from their colleagues. But crucial to all these efforts were CEO support and involvement.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. My question is this…since when have fear and avoidance become prerequisites for success as a CEO? What do great CEOs do when the business model, the strategic plan, and the revenue hurdles don’t seem to be in alignment?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A leader’s message has a direct impact on their personal and corporate brand equity, how they manage a crisis, marketing initiatives, investor relations, press and public relations, team building and employee engagement, and virtually any other mission critical area of chief executive responsibility.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This month we are featuring Instigator Eileen McDargh , CEO and Chief Energy Officer of The Resiliency Group and a motivational speaker who calls herself a hope merchant and truth teller. I quit and never looked back. That was 36 years ago!”

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Let me be very clear that Jesus is the CEO of the church. Regardless of the structure of the church it can feel very much like a CEO position. Public relations. Since I am not good at details, thankfully there are people in our church who can do this role better than me. And I’ve been one in business and nonprofits.)

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Over the years I’ve met more than a few CEOs who paid little or no attention to their board of directors, only to find themselves wondering what went wrong as they were being ushered out the door prior to the expiration of their employment agreement. As a CEO, your board can be one of your greatest allies.

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Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 11, 2016

A few years ago, former General Mills CEO Steve Sanger told nearly 100 of his colleagues: “As you all know, last year my team told me that I needed to do a better job of coaching my direct reports. When I became an executive coach, few CEOs received feedback from their colleagues. I just reviewed my 360-degree feedback.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 23, 2019

In April, after more calls and a letter to their CEO, I received a check reimbursing me for the fuel that was in the tank when they removed it. In fact, I would not have had to write a letter to the CEO to get reimbursed for what they took when they haphazardly removed my tank. There is a lesson here for all of us, of course.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# Moving on…Believe it or not, CEO is not always synonymous with all knowing business guru.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Perhaps two of the biggest barriers today to establishing and perpetuating an enduring corporate culture are: excessive CEO and executive compensation packages, reflective of greed and a short-term mindset; and. Michigan), is president of Eich Associated , a marketing and public relations consulting firm. Eich , Ph.D.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2013

Organizations masked the realities inside by plastering Public Relations material that claimed outstanding ethics, morals and interests in their people and consumers. A recent study claims that 82% of employees trust a company more when the CEO and leadership team communicate via social media ( eMarketer ).

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 27, 2011

Behar immediately called Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ CEO, who was in New York City at the time. He didn’t immediately call Starbucks’ public relations people or lawyers. had been shot and killed, including an 18-year who had just recently begun working at Starbucks, his first job. Instead, Schultz headed to Washington, D.C.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JANUARY 11, 2011

After all, I’m a public relations guy by day—and, too often, by night, weekend and holiday—so one shouldn’t expect me to assail my profession, even by parable. What is it about the term “public relations” that brings the pot of social ire to a boil? Well … no, actually. And what can leaders learn from that?

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HR Digest

MARCH 17, 2021

Charles Vethan, president and CEO of Houston-based Vethan Law Firm, cautioned that it’s wise for employers to know state and federal laws concerning interview questions and procedures. Questions should be centered on the knowledge, skills and abilities required to be successful in the role the person is being interviewed for.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

As much as you may wish it wasn’t so, as a CEO you’re really only as good as your last decision. As a person that works with CEOs and entrepreneurs on a daily basis I can tell you with great certainty that all leaders are not created equal when it comes to the competency of their decisioning skills.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 1, 2017

Everyone knows the roles and responsibilities for a CEO, CFO and CTO but change the wording and a different picture emerges. Imagine, for example, a CEO tasked as the Chief Engagement Officer.” ” Find Eileen on Twitter at @macdarling. Jim Taggart of Changing Winds provided “Call Me Nick!”

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The following list of suggestions is my gift to you in hope that it will allow you to outsmart those that feel they cannot be outsmarted… Define Acceptable Behavior : This first thing all CEOs need to do is to accept responsibility for any “corporate crazies&# who have taken residence in their organization.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 17, 2011

Listen to what General Mills CEO Steve Sanger recently told 90 of his colleagues: 'As you all know, last year my team told me that I needed to do a better job of coaching my direct reports. Twenty years ago, few CEOs received feedback from their colleagues. Vital to these efforts is CEO support and involvement.

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