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Navigating the Path: What Does a Chief People Officer Really Do?

N2Growth Blog

This executive role focuses on developing and implementing human resources strategies to manage the workforce and create a positive organizational culture. The CPO is responsible for aligning the organization’s human capital strategy with its overall strategic goals.

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Why Directors Should Give a Damn About Culture

In the CEO Afterlife

Other than ensuring an ethical environment in the organizations they govern, I suspect today’s Boards still don’t give culture the attention it deserves. Imagine Apple without innovators or Zappos neglecting service or Whole Foods selling a slew of processed foods loaded with saturated fat. That is sustainable competitive advantage.

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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. For companies without clout, competitive advantage can be realized by keeping things simple, by cutting out the complexity cancer that is crippling so many enterprises.

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How to Thrive Against Giants

In the CEO Afterlife

Monsanto , for example, enjoys the competitive advantage that emanates from a culture of clout. There might be elements that are worth emulating, but certainly not the ethic of dominance, because by their very nature, small and medium sized operations have no clout. This is a culture of entrepreneurial and innovative thinking.

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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. At Fortis we help businesses use natural gas more efficiently, save energy and seek innovative energy solutions to save money.

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Directors Need to Care About Culture

In the CEO Afterlife

Other than ensuring an ethical environment in the organizations they govern, I suspect today’s Boards still don’t give culture the attention it deserves. Imagine Apple without innovators or Zappos neglecting service or Whole Foods selling a slew of processed foods loaded with saturated fat. That is sustainable competitive advantage.

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How to Ignite and Sustain Organizational Growth

Skip Prichard

There is no doubt that strong culture translates into a powerful competitive advantage. In fact, there is a huge risk in undervaluing the advantage the right culture plays. The culture required to drive a strategy of innovation is different from the culture required to develop efficiency or operational excellence.

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