In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? I remain impressed with the ongoing success of P&G, L’Oreal, Nike, Whole Foods, Pernod Ricard, Apple, and Starbucks. They endorse a whack of dough into media and they continue to extend brand names into other categories, but they are falling short in spearheading brand equity growth.

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Brand P&L Human Resources Brand Management 260

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

high technology). CEOs could enlist individuals who posses these traits for their top management teams and could give them prominent roles in specific strategic domains…Venture capitalists could use these personality measurements in predicting the success of SMEs operating in dynamic industries and thus, in making investment decisions (p.

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CEO P&L Company Venture Capitalist 118

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

The fear of getting Netflix-ed or Uber-ized is spurring big companies to dial up their investment in innovation. But as investment increases, many companies are struggling with a challenging question: how do you know whether your chosen innovation strategy is actually bearing fruit? Number of projects in the innovation pipeline.

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Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2013

If you''ve got a genuinely creative idea — or even a " me, too with a twist " — Kickstarter''s "crowd funding" platform offers a genuinely innovative way to finance creativity and innovation. Why aren''t leaders tapping the crowdfunding capabilities of their own innovation ecosystems to stimulate their people and ideas?

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Innovation P&L Company Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Coca-Cola recently reshuffled its leadership team to focus on growth, innovation, and digital. L’Oréal has made a strategic investment in Founders Factory , a digital startup accelerator. The consumer packaged goods (CPG) landscape is in the midst of a significant shake-up. Here are five: Commit from the Top.

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P&L Agility Fashion Media 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2013

She holds the Ernest L. She''s an expert on strategy, innovation, and leading change. In her latest book, SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profits, Growth, and Social Good , she analyzed how P&G (among other companies) achieved long-term performance. Why is P&G making this move, now? Asking A.G.

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P&L Restructuring Price CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

To stitch it all together meaningfully, CMOs are increasingly expected to act as general managers with P&L or shared/shadow P&L responsibility that drive revenue growth. Says Abi Comber, Head of Marketing for British Airways: “Having P&L responsibility is incredibly powerful.

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