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Does Starbucks New CEO Signal a Culture Change?

Modern Servant Leader

Starbucks announced yesterday that Laxman Narasimhan will replace CEO Howard Schultz as the company’s new CEO. Named interim CEO, Schultz has been CEO and Board chairman off and on at the company for over 35 years and is chief architect of their culture. Approve of CEO : This is where RB & Narasimhan kill it.

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The Attention Economy’s Impact on the Retail Industry

CEO Insider

But consumers remember the brand experience, which makes it important for retailers to pay attention to the entire experience they create. As technology continues to be introduced for convenience purchasing, it’s important for retailers to adapt and pivot to technologies that […].

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Three ways online retailers can overcome supply chain turmoil

CEO Insider

As someone on the frontlines of the retail and manufacturing industries, I have seen […]. The post Three ways online retailers can overcome supply chain turmoil appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Copyright The CEOWORLD magazine Limited 2021. All rights reserved.

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CPG Hiring Trends

N2Growth Blog

At the same time, they continue to appreciate the advantages of the shopping experience and the immediacy provided by the various retail environments. This has enabled a vital e-commerce channel infrastructure with retail stores implementing a “click and collect” delivery model. Agility is key.

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The Future is Now: Ready or not, the robots are coming to a retail space near you.

CEO Insider

While hopefully we’ll never have to fight evil robots trying to take over the world, the retail world is readying for a technologic takeover. Related posts: Averting the Retail Apocalypse with Transformative M&A. If you follow […]. 5 Myths about Handmade Clothing Debunked.

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First Look: Leadership Books for March 2021

Leading Blog

The CEO Test : Master the Challenges That Make or Break All Leaders by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer. The CEO Test is the authoritative, no-nonsense insider's guide to navigating leadership's toughest challenges, brought to you by authors uniquely qualified to tell the stories. Are you ready to lead? Will you pass the test?

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Are You an Accidental Soul-Sucking CEO?

Joseph Lalonde

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?” How to Be a Soul-Sucking CEO. But I am also continually surprised to see an almost entrenched, dated attitude CEOs have toward their people and their culture.

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