In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 26, 2012

Toward the end of 2010, the new CEO, Bob Dudley, promised “to move the company forward and rebuild confidence after the terrible events.” More recently, the BP-sponsored Gulf Coast tourism TV campaign has implied that everything is back to normal. Suffice to say that public suspicion does not favor voluntary action.

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Press Release Reputation Tourism Advertising 131

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2016

Many CEOs think that the decision to go upmarket is a strategic choice, not an inevitability – but a look back at Gateway and Chaparral should be reminder enough that the price for not moving upmarket is usually irrelevance or losing independence.

Airlines 10

Airlines Travel Industry Disruptive Innovation 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Maybe, even, another Chinese big-dreamer would be Huang Nubo, founder and chairman of Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group, who is both a philanthropist (at Beijing University) and an entrepreneur who tried to buy 300 square kilometers of land in Northwestern Iceland as a site for Chinese tourism and leisure.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Proposal Stage-Gate Disruptive Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

Because the defining vision had been Helena’s, she became the CEO. The local economy hadn’t diversified beyond its base in tourism and real estate into fast-growing areas such as health care or bioscience, and entrepreneurial success stories were few and far between. But Guillermo’s struggles weren’t unique.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

Innovation tourism: it’s a thing. Typically, tourism involves guided tours, pitch events, conferences with lots of panels, and well-planned visits to companies, universities, and government agencies tasked with increasing entrepreneurship and innovation. In sum, innovation tourism is not really tourism.

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Tourism Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2017

Record flooding in Thailand in 2011 severely impacted air travel, tourism, and one of the major regional airports in Asia. Air quality and smog red alerts and the complete bans on vehicle traffic in major cities around the world highlight how traditional commerce and supply chains can and do grind to a halt because of climate risks.

Cost 8

Cost Tourism Supply Chain Attrition 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

And who knows what virtual reality might end up doing to tourism levels? As the CEO of Soho China, Zhang Xin claimed at Davos this year , “No matter what, despite all the surprises last year in the political election results, globalization will continue.

Globalization 8

Globalization Offshoring Tacit Knowledge Intangible Assets 8

Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

Brandt, CEO and founder of The MPI Group and an award-winning journalist, has devoted more than two decades to studying leadership in effective, purpose-driven organizations. Why should customers have to rekey their data over and over when buying something? How did we become such nincompoops? Will it ever stop?

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How To Middle Management Innovation Technology 76