In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

This infographic from the Wall Street Journal captured the typical work week of a Chief Executive Officer in November of 2009. 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

MARCH 15, 2012

As with any other era, whether the year is 1998 or 1968, the range of personal attributes required to be a Chief Executive Officer must align with the type and state of that enterprise and industry. Peering into the future by a decade, I expect to see little change in the definition of leadership.

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Chart Your Course

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Optimistic employees work harder, longer and with a more innovative spirit. Optimism frames and fuels decisions, and in the modern workplace, it fosters solid work, innovation and sales. Since Steve Jobs’ death, experts have mulled the incredible success he brought to Apple as its co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer.

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Management Craft

APRIL 18, 2014

Brenda Gumbs, EVP Human Resources, Perfetti Van Melle, USA, Inc. David Loewe, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Humane Society. Lisa Haneberg’s clearly at her best in this book!” Ellen Weber (PhD) directs innovation at the Mita International Brain Center. Lisa, this is truly “FANTASTIC.”

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Management Craft

APRIL 18, 2014

Brenda Gumbs, EVP Human Resources, Perfetti Van Melle, USA, Inc. David Loewe, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Humane Society. Lisa Haneberg’s clearly at her best in this book!” Ellen Weber (PhD) directs innovation at the Mita International Brain Center. Lisa, this is truly “FANTASTIC.”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. Danita Delimont/Getty Images. Few industries are being disrupted as drastically as the retail industry.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Since I advise a lot of businesses, I sometimes describe the Big Four as a top team, occupying your internal executive suite. The Big Four are: The Chief Executive Officer: your inner Dreamer. The Chief Financial Officer: your inner Thinker. The Vice-President of Human Resources: your inner Lover.

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