CEO Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This time I am wondering what the mice were supposed to be cooking and if it burned on since "Not a creature was stirring - not even a mouse" Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stephenson. Becoming your Best - 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders by Steven Shallenberger. Twas the Night Before Christmas. Can't be all business.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

While the metaverse sprang to public attention with the renaming of Facebook earlier this year, the phrase was coined back in 1996 in Neal Stephenson’s book Snow Crash, in which the science fiction author described an immersive version of the internet that was accessed via virtual reality. Will the metaverse fare better?

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Building Personal Strength

MAY 5, 2013

Louise Carus Mahdi, et al (1996); and From Boys to Men: Spiritual Rites of Passage in an Indulgent Age , by Bret Stephenson (2006). After successful completion I was recognized by my community in a way that made me feel I had arrived at a new level in my life. At age 22 I was married in a Mormon temple with my grandfather officiating.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

As AT&T CEO and Chair Randall Stephenson, recently told the New York Times, “There is a need to retool yourself, and you should not expect to stop… People who do not spend five to 10 hours a week in online learning will obsolete themselves with the technology.” Again, AT&T is a great example.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2013

Dreams arise of having the marquee customer interviewed by industry publications, speaking about your great offerings at conferences, featured in case studies and success stories, providing references that close multiple deals, participating in your customer communities. Then reality strikes. Marquee is good, a perfect match is better.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2017

This helps explain why Brian Ross had such success using self-explaining. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says technology workers need to learn online for at least five hours per week to fend off obsolescence. When we spot links in an area of expertise, we can gain a richer understanding.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. ” Change and new challenges are inevitable, so CEOs must be skilled at taking on a wide range of both internal and external challenges facing their companies, including setting priorities and setting others up for success.

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