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Former Coca-Cola CEO, Neville Isdell On Courage, Conviction, And Respect

In last week’s article on Decision Enabling versus Decision Making, I referenced one of my personal heroes from my time at Coca-Cola, Neville Isdell. He read that article and reached out to me – because that’s what leaders like he and P&G’s John Pepper do. That...

Mastering The Seven Stages of Executive Onboarding

Approach, Executive Onboarding

40% of new leaders get fired, forced out, or quit within their first 18 months because they fail to fit, deliver, or adjust to changes down the road. The main problems through the seven stages of executive onboarding can be solved by thinking marketing, selling,...

How Tactical Capacity Bridges the Gap Between Strategy and Execution

Approach, Executive Onboarding

Highly effective teams and organizations bridge the gap between strategy and execution by empowering each member and communicating effectively so they can adjust to changing conditions almost seamlessly. Organization and team performance are based on aligning people,...

The Only Way Marriott’s New CEO Can Make It Through One Of The Ultimate Hot Landings

Approach, Executive Onboarding, Shifting Sands

As an executive onboarding into a new role, landings don’t get much hotter than what Tony Capuano is facing as Marriott’s new CEO, “one of the most challenging jobs in all of American business.” He’s replacing a successful CEO who died unexpectedly in the middle of...

The Essentials Of Andy Jassy’s 100-Day Action Plan As The New CEO Of Amazon

Approach

The most important advice for Andy Jassy as he tries to fill Jeff Bezos’ shoes as CEO of Amazon: don’t. Instead, Jassy, and anyone taking over from an icon should 1) Honor their predecessor, 2) Build on what’s working with just the right posture, 3) Deliberately think...

Leadership Lessons From Garth Brooks

Approach

Further to Aithan Shapira’s insight about leading more like artists, by any definition, Garth Brooks is a leading artist and master of connecting with audiences. If you’re a fan, you’ve already watched Netflix’s “Garth Brooks: The Road I’m On.” If you like country...