Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

reprinted with permission from DDI's Directions newsletter): Leadership is a craft. in your organization were as passionate about leadership. believe it’s because no one really sees leadership as a profession. identify themselves as leadership professionals. leaders rate their organization’s leadership quality as high.

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Lead Change Blog

JANUARY 6, 2021

Join Becky Robinson for a free, half-hour webinar on January 13 at 1:00 PM (ET) where she’ll be covering some key areas to include within your content marketing strategy, how implementing these concepts will grow your thought leadership, and how to increase the exposure of your message through consistent messaging.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 29, 2020

At present, it’s hard to tackle any issue pertaining to leadership or management without addressing Covid-19, which is impacting on marketplaces and workplaces across the globe. With this in mind, the Coronavirus outbreak arguably represents an opportunity for growth and innovation, and good leadership will be central to ushering this in.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

This is where senior leadership comes in and can bring added value to the business. Senior leadership refers to the experienced executives responsible for guiding a company’s strategic direction and ensuring it stays on track to achieve its goals. For start-up companies, having senior leadership is crucial for several reasons.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

From orchestrating integrated sales and marketing strategies to nurturing high-value customer relationships, this role extends well beyond traditional oversight of revenue goals. These proficiencies enable clear, data-driven insights into shifting consumer demands and evolving market conditions.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 24, 2024

One of the most important qualities is a profound understanding of market dynamics and customer needs. This knowledge enables individuals to predict trends, adjust strategies, and take advantage of new opportunities that contribute to revenue growth.

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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. Unlike PepsiCo , Coca-Cola’s corporate strategy is to resist diversification and focus on non-alcoholic beverages. You focus on that 20% to generate a high ROE (return on effort).

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In our leadership programs, we always recommend facing difficult conversations with confidence and humility. For example, “Yes, it sounds like this project would benefit our marketing strategy. I can certainly prioritize this new marketing project if we can shift the product deadline. That idea is so fun!

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 16, 2023

A challenger strategy. Challenger brands require a marketing strategy that challenges category convention and doesn’t simply mimic the moves of the leader or other successful category competitors. Their advertising and marketing communications look and sound different from their competitors. Challenger promises.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 30, 2011

Leadership. The Essence of Strategy (Part 2). by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. In a strategy seminar I asked the leadership team to tell me what business they were in. Leadership , Marketing , Strategy.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Leadership. by John • October 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. Marketers, who work for the likes of P&G or Unilever, periodically check brand awareness and brand attributes to measure progress. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home.

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In the CEO Afterlife

JULY 2, 2013

That can mean re-designing the traditional marketing department to include an infrastructure for social media, and a chief content officer position. Great marketing becomes the cultural glue that binds every department and every employee to the vision – always has, always will.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Harnessing the Power of Data-Driven Strategies Data-driven strategies play a crucial role in transforming the marketing industry. They enable today’s CMOs to gain consumer insights and form the basis for all marketing decisions. Today, this is mainly done through digital channels mixed with offline experiences.

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LDRLB

JANUARY 30, 2013

Whether you’re CEO of a company, a team manager or a hard-working employee, adopting and possessing leadership qualities can enhance your professional trajectory and even personal life. Labeling yourself as a leader and possessing leadership qualities personally executed can be seen as different entities. True Characteristics.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Leadership. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Leadership. Main menu Home. No results were found for your request. Afterlife: Fortune Magazine Contributor, Wannabe Novelist. Search My Site. Search for: Categories. Human Resources. Writing.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Leadership. by John • November 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life , Marketing , Strategy • 0 Comments. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. Did you like this? Share it: Tweet. About John.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

Branding Human Resources Leadership Marketing Strategy Apple Barnes & Noble Business CEO Culture Hostess In the CEO Afterlife Innovation John Richard Bell Kaz Harai Kodak L''Oreal Nike Pernod Ricard Procter & Gamble Radio Shack Sony Starbucks Vision Whole Foods' That’s an understatement.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Guest post from regular Great Leadership contributor Rich Wellins: About a decade ago, I heard the words for the first time: “ I don’t necessarily disagree with you ”. is senior vice president of Development Dimensions International (DDI), and is an expert on leadership development, employee engagement and talent management.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 29, 2020

Join Weaving Influence CEO, Becky Robinson, August 4 at 1:00 PM (ET) to explore your marketing strategy. If you have limited time and resources, you may wonder how to best invest your energy and resources in marketing your book or business.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

His topic: Leadership in a VUCA world. Manwani described the role of leadership in the VUCA world as “having a clear point of view about the future and building an organization that can navigate towards that destination through good times, and importantly, also in bad times.”. A good start! Leaders: [link]. Leaders: [link].

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Leadership. The Essence of Strategy (Part 1). by John • October 23, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. I’ve always loved strategy. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Leadership. Main menu Home.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Understanding the Role of a Chief Commercial Officer In the complex world of corporate leadership, a Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) holds a pivotal role. This position is often seen as the linchpin of a company’s commercial strategy, controlling marketing, sales, and customer service efforts to achieve optimal success.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

In a global marketplace where customer preferences, market trends, and competitive dynamics continuously evolve, a skilled CRO can serve as an organization’s guiding light, steering the ship toward new and unexplored growth areas. While leadership skills are important, they are not sufficient on their own.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 18, 2012

Just coming back from Singapore in mid-November, I read an article in The Straits Times where the CEO of IDEO, a leading innovation consulting firm, blames the lack of Singapore’s progress on risk-aversion leadership. The question we want to address here is the role of leadership in innovation. Rich Wellins, Ph.D.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Leadership. by John • November 20, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. What Ever Happened to the Pepsi Generation? Search My Site.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2022

Many brands focus their marketing strategies on out-of-home consumption, socializing with friends and family, and humor to generate engagement. Finally, any CEO not putting culture at the center of their strategy is missing a massive opportunity to create an internal groundswell that can be felt rippling through the industry.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 21, 2013

That marketing strategy has certainly paid off for her, as her fame (39 million Twitter followers) and album sales (23 Million) attest. Leadership' Lady Gaga spends most of her promotional time on just 1% of her fan base. Because those 1% are the “sparks” that spread her message, over and over and over again.

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HR Digest

APRIL 18, 2025

Lowes recent acquisition, termed the Artisan Design Group deal by trade pundits, is a bold move expected to take a big chunk out of Home Depots contractor market. Beyond its pro-market strategy, the success of Lowes acquisition now depends on retaining and engaging ADGs skilled workforce.

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Chart Your Course

APRIL 29, 2013

Armed with ready ideas, the lead team can decide who will post what and when, creating a consistent, time-efficient social marketing strategy. To generate ideas for what to post – have all or a group of employees give the lead team three to five possible topics each week. Manage perceptions.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 11, 2011

Leadership. by John • December 11, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 1 Comment. Nabob Coffee’s market share accelerated to 25% and national leadership as arch rival Maxwell House worked to catch up. That strategy continued for years. Leadership. Recent Posts.

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In the CEO Afterlife

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Leadership. by John • October 3, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Life • 0 Comments. There may be many styles of leadership, and some will hinge on the state of the business. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 27, 2014

Branding Human Resources Leadership Life Marketing Strategy Uncategorized Do Less Better In the CEO Afterlife Vision' For more on the 80/20 rule, complexity, and the power of strategic focus, download a free introductory chapter of my new book Do Less Better: The Power of Strategic Sacrifice in a Complex World.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 14, 2020

That challenge brings into sharp focus the impact of your people strategy. Significant job losses announced yesterday in two major High Street brands are an indicator of what leadership challenges lie ahead, in organisations, local or global. Measuring leadership effectiveness. Six essential leadership qualities.

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In the CEO Afterlife

DECEMBER 29, 2013

The glue that binds leadership, strategy, and execution is people – quality individuals at the board level, in the C-suite, in the cubicles, on the factory floor, and in the field. Branding Human Resources Leadership Marketing Strategy Business CEO Culture In the CEO Afterlife John Richard Bell Red Bull Vision Wal-mart'

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 22, 2013

valued by an organization’s leadership, just take a peek at the agendas for their business review meetings, board meetings, operations reviews, quarterly shareholder meetings, sales meetings, or any other kind of management meeting that permeates a busy executives’ calendar. Hold your leadership team accountable. Take notes.

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In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 17, 2011

Leadership. by John • April 18, 2011 • Branding , Marketing • 0 Comments. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Leadership. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home. The Genius behind Toblerone. Afterlife: Fortune Magazine Contributor, Wannabe Novelist. Search My Site.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Leadership. by John • September 19, 2011 • Branding , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. I retired from the CEO’s office in 1994 and from strategy and marketing consulting in 2008. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Leadership. Recent Posts.

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