How David Taylor Should Manage His Own Onboarding as Procter & Gamble’s New CEO

David Taylor’s challenges as Procter & Gamble’s new CEO would be particularly acute. He would need to complete the next steps of P&G’s “shrink to grow” turn-around by reducing the…

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Where Should A New CEO Focus First?
Where Should A New CEO Focus First?

The basics of 1) owning the vision, 2) investing in the right people, and 3) fueling the most important efforts by others are always necessary – and never sufficient. The…

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Best Advice for New JCPenney CEO: Sell Quickly
Best Advice for New JCPenney CEO: Sell Quickly

It’s time for JCPenney to follow K-Mart into oblivion.  As one retail expert explained to me, JCPenney was “A place Middle America went to for underwear.” Guess what? These days…

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Onboarding the New CEO
Onboarding the New CEO

John Pepper and Durk Jager were each lifetime Procter & Gamble employees when they became CEO.  Why then did John go on to be one of P&G's best loved, most…

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