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Is There a CEO Afterlife? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

He was 62, a golden parachute strapped to his back, but no hobbies or interests beyond business. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Some find happiness pursuing interests that evaded them during the demanding years in the executive suite. Painting wasn’t the answer. Leadership.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

Executing this strategy required seamless integration of IBM's product capabilities with its geographic reach. The three principles that emerged from that event guided decision-making throughout the organization, giving IBM's huge, globally dispersed workforce the discipline necessary to execute the company's new strategy.