In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 28, 2012

In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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Mentor Advertorial Kotter Hamel 228

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Thinkers50 – World’s Most Influential Management Thinkers. Called ‘The Academy Awards of Leadership’ by the Economist, Thinkers50 is the world’s most reliable resource for identifying, ranking and sharing the leading management ideas of our age. World authority on project management. Co-author: Predictable Magic.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

A fellow business leader complained the other day that although he had repeatedly sought feedback, his team had never told him what they really thought about his management style. My plate is full and my team knows that.". Prahalad and Gary Hamel referred to that in an award-winning HBR article Strategic Intent.

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Power McTaggart Prahalad Hamel 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Leaders of these companies now believe that "doing good" can be a powerful strategy for growing markets, stimulating innovation, motivating employees, tapping into new talent pools, and actually reducing costs. Bring your team together to identify ways that you can operate with greater sustainability and then set stretch targets.

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Prahalad NGO Long-term Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2013

Her confession was blurted out in the midst of our first conversation about the new digital marketing strategy which we would eventually advise them on: "You know, I don''t think I believe in segmentation anymore." In others, marketers were still adamant that segmentation was the only way to go, but couldn''t explain its benefits.

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Ramaswamy Levitt Prahalad Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Although this seems counterintuitive to corporate leaders charged with top line growth, they demonstrated an Innovation Management best practice called "Systemic Authenticity.". It is the world's first broad look for statistics underlying Innovation Management practices. In a study by Dr. Rajendra S. But it goes deeper.

Core Competence 8

Core Competence Prahalad Hamel Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

It may be possible to create alignment among the leadership team, but that consensus will break down once the individual members return to their working groups. Moving an idea forward is not just a matter of persuasion, but also of managing the connections between constituencies. Prahalad called this concept strategic intent.

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Organization Airlines Prahalad Hamel 8