CEO Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Monday, November 15, 2010 Early Exits Angel investors and VCs all like to sell one of their portfolio companies. EG Smart Move 26 - Discover the Benefits of Long-Term Training Programs. I call it CEO Blog - Time Leadership because of my keen interest in time. This is called the exit.

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CEO Blog Blue Ocean Strategy Exit Strategy 189

The Center For Leadership Studies

JUNE 1, 2022

In absolutely no strategic or prioritized sequence whatsoever, here are a few reflections that defined this year’s ATD experience for us at The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS): Connections, Discussions, Ideas and Renewal. Probably the short answer to why there is such abundant supply!) Everyone is a coach.”. Without question!

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IPO Travel Content Reference 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Closing this gap requires much more than short-term fixes, like adopting new technologies. Businesses need to organize around long-term strategies for growth and partnership in a sustainable way. The current innovation model in the finance sector is designed to generate the highest possible short-term returns.

Industry 9

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2015

Since the last financial crisis, many new regulations have been implemented to protect shareholders, increasing the pressure on management to meet earnings expectations by prioritizing short-term over long-term. For many consumer tech companies, this post-IPO pressure on financial returns is too high.

IPO 8

IPO Company Maturity Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

A study on CEOs giving IPO road-show presentations found that even hardened financial advisors judge a leader’s “competence and trustworthiness” within as little as 30-seconds. These snap judgments are so powerful, CEOs who rated the highest for their executive presence in the study enjoyed higher IPO valuations.

Audience 8

Audience Project IPO Kahneman 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. Each state poses a different leadership challenge.

Banking 10

Banking Strategy Film Operations 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Brian Fitzpatrick joined Google as a senior software engineer in 2005, shortly after the company’s IPO. In our view, Brian’s work is an excellent demonstration of strategic leadership. But Brian’s accomplishment challenges conventional definitions of strategic leadership.

Strategy 8

Strategy Power Idea Generation Project 8