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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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 15, 2012

Looking to the next 10 years of the 21 st century, there is no question that the business, social, political, economic and technological environment will be very different. That’s because success for Page and Jobs hinged on the strategic choices they made – primarily which products and applications to bet on.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 9, 2013

That executive decision began the downfall of the company. The new retail-oriented CEO decided to close down their website, fire their internal website experts and contract out information technology by having their books sold through Amazon.com. Source: The Wall Street Journal, July 9, 2013 . Related articles.

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Coaching Tip

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

This is leading to a profound change in the architecture of the corporation and how we orchestrate capability to innovate. Because companies must constantly innovate, product life cycles collapse. Product and service innovation. Whether people are creating, sharing, or socializing, the Web is now about participating.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 8, 2016

In an effort to improve the financial viability of the remaining nuclear fleet, industry executives launched the Delivering the Nuclear Promise initiative; challenging employees and vendors to identify innovative ways to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and raise revenues while maintaining operational safety and reliability.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Chief Executive An online magazine written exclusively for chief executive officers and their peers. ** N2′s Top pick for C-suite insights and information. BullDog Reporter’s Daily Dog Media, News and Intelligence for PR Pros. ** N2′s Top pick for the latest information from the PR world.

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Coaching Tip

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Rapid changes in technology, shifting customer expectations, disruptive business models, and quickly evolving regulations force organizations to innovate quickly and invest in new lines of business that will fuel future growth. Growth has always been fundamental to business success, but it's never been more critical than it is now.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2015

StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC announced the launch of an online business performance assessment forum; providing innovative thought leadership and collaboration opportunities to help executives and managers better assess the performance of their business operations.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

In the business world, as a chief executive officer or entrepreneur, corporate messaging is the key to both your personal and professional positioning strategy. In today’s post I’ll share some of the messaging secrets used by the best leaders… So why is great messaging so important? I Think Not.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Bally Technologies , a leading provider of gaming systems for casinos, has earned more than 60 awards for innovation in just the last four years. How did Bally Technologies do it? Through an innovation excellence framework. But while the foundational elements are the same, Bally Technologies uses them in a distinct way.

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Coaching Tip

JULY 16, 2015

Kodak's technology was also far ahead of Fujifilm's. After I left Kodak, as a marketing specialist, to take a new leadership position in another industry in 1973, Fujifilm's technology was catching up with Kodak's and by the 1980s Fujifilm had technically surpassed Kodak in nearly all varieties of film. What happened?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

November is National Entrepreneurship Month and, as someone who works with small business owners on a daily basis and knows how hard it is to grow a business, I can’t overstate how much I appreciate the creativity, innovation and hard work of today’s entrepreneur. How many different ways can your product be accessed?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

institutionalized mistrust, resignation, or resentment), technology addiction (which can make it difficult for some people to actually talk to others), or a simple incompetence for speaking and listening. This lack of listening can be the result of degenerative moods (e.g., This lack of listening is a tremendous source of waste.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MAY 28, 2011

How are technology leaders helping their organizations adapt to the accelerating change and complexity that mark today’s competitive and economic landscape? They shared how they are innovating with [.]. They shared how they are innovating with [.].

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Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Strategizing: Developing plans, creating new products/services, establishing alliances, leveraging technology. Performing: Leading the charge, empowering others, innovating everywhere, selling continuously. Forecasting: Forecasting the future. Source: Paid to THINK by David and Lorrie Goldsmith (Hardcover $21.72).

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The last decade ushered in an economic meltdown and technological breakthroughs that have forever changed the business world as we knew it. Historic innovation often comes during times of historic difficulty, as these breakdowns create the demand for something new to emerge. Suppressing Innovation. Not Listening.

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Management Craft

APRIL 18, 2014

David Loewe, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Humane Society. Dwayne Melancon, Chief Technology Officer, Tripwire, Inc. 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.” Outstanding!

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Management Craft

APRIL 18, 2014

David Loewe, Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Humane Society. Dwayne Melancon, Chief Technology Officer, Tripwire, Inc. 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.” Outstanding!

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Embrace technology and make collaboration a way of doing business. They were first to experience a wireless, connected world, and according to a PwC report , they “expect the technologies that empower their personal lives to also drive communication and innovation in the workplace.” Millennials are digital natives.

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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

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Yesterday, I was named the next president and chief executive officer at Itron. But technology innovation is a powerful draw and, in business, when an opportunity arises, there is no shortage of players getting into the game. Especially right now. Let me explain. Reinvention is hard and frightening.

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

He could have attributed their success to more advanced technology, better marketing, or thinking differently. This spiritual discipline has done more to help me in staying in ministry for the long haul… that and an occasional sabbatical away from technology and people to remember the call. his response was very telling.

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Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Authority on new technology and communication. Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Teaches leadership to executives and emerging leaders around the world. Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Global Debt Registry (MHR).

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