In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. The CEO said, “We’re in the peace-of-mind-business.” At Fortis we help businesses use natural gas more efficiently, save energy and seek innovative energy solutions to save money.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? I am making the case for CMOs and CEOs to recognize the necessity of their own direct and passionate involvement as chief brand custodians. Kaz Hirai , Sony’s new CEO, thinks his strategy to rebuild the electronics business is clear – concentrate on gaming, digital imaging and mobile devices.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 15, 2012

Great CEOs will deal with the challenges of these ever-changing environments and continue to lead the march forward with compelling visions, insightful strategies and flawless execution. How CEOs prioritize and exercise the principles of great leadership forever hinges on the needs and the conditions of the enterprise they lead.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

And yet during times of stress, ambiguity, and change , when you need your team to be THE MOST resourceful, some managers clamp down, insist on the old ways of doing things, and slow their team down. Like other human resource competencies, resourcefulness needs to be taught and nurtured, through deliberate focus and training.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Author information JoAnn Corley JoAnn is the CEO & Founder of The Human Sphere, a holistic talent management consultancy. She considers herself a champion of human potential and deeply believes we need to put the human back in human resource. .” Who would think that [.]

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 17, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian. by John • October 17, 2011 • Branding , Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 3 Comments. Wouldn’t you expect more innovation? 3 Responses to The CEO as Chief Brand Custodian. Human Resources. Main menu Home.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 22, 2014

Author information JoAnn Corley JoAnn is the CEO & Founder of The Human Sphere, a holistic talent management consultancy. She considers herself a champion of human potential and deeply believes we need to put the human back in human resource. Interesting read I must say. One of many takeaways [.]

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

JoAnn Corley shares her interview with Zappos man Rocknee here… Author information JoAnn Corley JoAnn is the CEO & Founder of The Human Sphere, a holistic talent management consultancy. She considers herself a champion of human potential and deeply believes we need to put the human back in human resource.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. I was Nabob’s VP of Marketing, a 32 year-old disciple of an excellent turnaround CEO – a fellow by the name of Hugo Powell who eventually moved on to Interbrew (now Anheuser-Busch InBev ) as CEO. In the case of struggling Nabob Foods, two significant innovations facilitated the turnaround.

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Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

In Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World , former Chairman and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty redefines power as a way to “drive meaningful change in positive ways for ourselves, our organizations, and for the many, not just the few.” New thinking brings about new behavior resulting in different outcomes.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

CEOs who invest their time advancing their company’s business model or seeking a new one are adding value to their organizations. CEOs that understand and appreciate the notion are intensely passionate about innovation as the means to this end. Innovation starts with insight and progresses through disruptive hypotheses.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 16, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Tough-Minded Ways to Innovate. One of my best mentors during my CEO years was my monthly Harvard Business Review. I can tell you, the articles’ principles helped guide me as a CEO and later as a strategy consultant. Innovative companies are led by innovative leaders. Leadership.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 19, 2012

Last week I identified the successful 21 st century CEO as someone who is constantly thinking about the future. I also made the point that the 21 st century CEOs will not allow the changing business, social, economic or technological environments to negatively impact the performance of their enterprise. CEOs will be time-starved.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service?

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 23, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. Jack Welch’s replacement wanted ‘Innovation at Work’ — not bad for culture and corporate morale, but in my view, short on consumer relativity. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. © 2011 In the CEO Afterlife.

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Women on Business

MARCH 18, 2011

Can a CEO be brutally honest? Everyone from sales clerks to CEO’s have been talking about the ‘burning platform memo’ from Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop. The memo begs the question, can honesty propel innovation? More often than not, innovation springs from neccessity. Read the full memo here, here.)

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 29, 2013

s fledgling CEO Marissa Mayer made her first misstep. Innovation has always been what makes good businesses great. And innovation does not happen without change and risk. This past February Yahoo!’s In a company-wide email, she announced Yahoo! was changing its telecommute policy. Part of being a leader is managing change.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 29, 2013

HR’s product is the corporation’s human resource , the people required to build the product, produce it, sell it, ship it, invoice it and service it. HR brings human capital to life. In the high tech world, innovation is critical to survival. That’s why HR, the CEO, and the CMO should be joined at the hip.

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Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

The essence of the book is captured in the quote by Robert Eckert, former Mattel CEO: “As you go to work, your top responsibility should be to build trust.” It is one of the top selling business books of all time and a favourite among CEOs. Human Resource Champions (1996). By Jim Collins. 2) Fear of conflict.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Today, there’s a venerable list of female executives who have shattered that glass and gone on to illustrious careers as successful CEOs. Less diversity hinders creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking. Success in the new economy requires creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. That was two decades ago.

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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. Human Resources. A client in need of innovation? One of my mentors was brilliantly creative, the other skillfully strategic. Perennial Wisdom.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 18, 2014

It starts with the corporate strategy, and includes marketing strategy, and the all-important human resource strategy. More on complexity and the road-tested strategies that cut through the clutter can be found in the pages of my new book for leaders, managers, innovators, and entrepreneurs.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. I’ve never thought of the homeless as innovative or entrepreneurial. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. © 2011 In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Leadership. I suspect few do. Did you like this? Share it: Tweet.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 6, 2012

So much has been written about business innovation this past year. Those walking the talk are on Fast Company’s list of the World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies. Are we to deduce that innovation is the domain of new economy and early-stage life cycle businesses? These innovators love playing rocket man. Last year, J.C.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 13, 2012

During my tenure as a CEO, my Board of Directors never challenged me with questions pertaining to corporate culture. Imagine Apple without innovators or Zappos neglecting service or Whole Foods selling a slew of processed foods loaded with saturated fat. And when they are gone, the culture is left to the CEO to nurture.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 1, 2012

No doubt, many CEOs will try to replicate the principles that catapulted Apple to the most valuable company on the face of the earth. Magic can’t happen in cultures that don’t worship innovation. Innovation starts with leadership. Most big company cultures are not innovative. Every innovation is applauded.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 20, 2012

During my tenure as a CEO, my Board of Directors never challenged me with questions pertaining to the corporate culture. Imagine Apple without innovators or Zappos neglecting service or Whole Foods selling a slew of processed foods loaded with saturated fat. And when they are long gone, the culture is left to the CEO to nurture.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Those that thrive, go a step further; they worship innovation and breathe culture. But the resource that continues to be overlooked by CEOs and Boards is the organization’s Average Joe. A CEO couldn’t ask for a better soldier in the battlefield. Average Joes are the majority of the work force.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Risk-averse CEOs find comfort in the ‘ doing more of the same’ strategic mode. The essence of sacrifice in her mind was giving up something of value for another consideration; when people are together they are more collaborative and innovative. There are plenty of generic strategic choices to drive a business forward.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 21, 2020

Hire to innovate. Business and HR leaders can cover all the bases by keeping innovation in mind as they select new hires. It may feel good to have a homogeneous staff, but this stifles innovation. HR.com, the Society for Human Resources Management and many more business publications. Good culture will follow.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Sure, it isn’t business as usual, and yes, every CEO has to make some moves to shore up sales and profits. CEO’s justify across-the-board cuts because they think it is fair. When I was a CEO, I managed to squirrel away a “rainy day” fund for nasty business blips. It may be, but it isn’t smart. At best, they are managers.

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LDRLB

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

A study just published in the Academy of Management Journal examined how others aspects of CEO personality impact firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SME) in a dynamic industries (e.g. Our strategy emphasizes versatility and empowerment in allocating human resources. high technology).

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In the CEO Afterlife

MAY 20, 2014

Some companies thrive on innovative cultures. Human Resources Leadership Life Strategy Apple Business Chanel Coco Chanel Culture Google In-N-Out Burger Innovation Patagonia Red Bull Steve Jobs Zappos' Culture is the state of mind that says, “These are the things that really matter in this company. Mindsets are free.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Fawn Weaver, the founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, shared one of her favorite examples with me. For example, “Listen, I know it might not be your intent, but saying things like that shuts down the innovation, creativity, and exchange of ideas we need. We all have bias and stereotypes. We all make assumptions.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

You be obsessed with innovation. They leverage their financial resources. Achieving the right culture is possible, but it seldom happens unless the organization is blessed with a strong and tenacious CEO who passionately practices the tenets of entrepreneurial leadership. You grow by doing less, better.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2012

However, now that I look back from the CEO afterlife, I realize that this view need not be pervasive. But in my final years as CEO of a growing, profitable consumer packaged goods enterprise, it was senseless to engage in bitter wars that challenged margins. A competitor doesn’t have to fail; they too, can make a profit.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 24, 2019

Human resource and talent management departments justify this practice by assuming appraisals must be given for the organization to understand who needs to be: · laid off if the company needs to cut costs · terminated with documentation · coached · promoted · aligned with the performance management tool (another fad?)

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