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My Best Blogs of 2011

In the CEO Afterlife

So, with the help of WordPress analytics and content judgment, here’s my list of the top ’CEO Afterlife’ blogs of 2011. There has to be a break from day-to-day operations in the process. The Nuts and Bolts of the Strategic Plan [link]. A ‘do-more-of-the-same but better’ attitude will surely result in mediocrity.

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Why Mission Statements Suck | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • June 13, 2011Human Resources , Leadership , Strategy • 1 Comment. To that end, we must continuously achieve superior financial and operating results while adhering to the highest standards of business conduct. June 22, 2011 at 2:28 am. Human Resources. December 2011.

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What Ever Happened to the Pepsi Generation? | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • November 20, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. November 21, 2011 at 5:08 am. However, it woke up Coke who were forced to look beyond their advertising and instead at their operational strategy. November 21, 2011 at 7:20 am. November 25, 2011 at 12:02 am.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

Ineffective companies operate only from the other two layers. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (2011). It provides a comprehensive (yet very easy to read) summary of four decades of scientific research on human motivation, exposing a startling mismatch between what science knows and what business does.

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Well actually, no it’s not. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

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The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. The conversation in the 2011 branding world is well beyond product and service brand discussion by marketers and ad agencies. October 18, 2011 at 5:02 am. October 19, 2011 at 6:50 pm.

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Turnarounds and the Big Play | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • December 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Firstly, by facilitating all aspects of Apple’s hardware and pre-installing its own operating system, he secured sustainable competitive insularity. December 13, 2011 at 3:50 am. Human Resources. December 2011.

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