There are many situations where the combination of a CEO and a COO in a company is the appropriate leadership structure. This is typically true in large organizations. It can also be true in special situations (such as a turnaround) where the two top executives have complimentary set of skills both necessary for rescuing a […]
The Global Language Monitor as of January 1, 2014 estimates the number of words in the English language at 1,025,109. Is it possible to select 2 words (out of the million or so) that can be viewed universally by all business leaders as the most crucial words? If someone asks you to pick the 2 […]
Photo courtesy of Editor B(CC Attribution) What is strategic planning? It is the process of defining a business strategy. What is strategy? Michael Porter defines strategy as “The creation of a unique and valuable position, involving a different set of activities from competitors.” Strategy is useless if not well executed. All too often, strategic […]
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