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Strategy – Focus, Simplify, Adapt
What gets in the way of success? Complexity. What has made it more difficult to execute a plan? Complexity. Only 9% of companies worldwide have been able to sustain a 5.5% growth rate over the past 10 years. 15 of … Continue reading
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Tagged board composition, board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, complexity, corporate board of director, corporate director, corporate governance, crisis leadership, culture, focus, innovation, leadership, simplicity, Strategy, sustainability, Talent, tone at the top
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7 Ways to Disrupt
“Massive disruption is coming, and the only question is whether your firm is going to cause it or fall victim to it.” Fast Company has a great article on ways to disrupt our businesses and make them more customer friendly … Continue reading
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Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, change, corporate board of director, corporate governance, creativity, culture, disruption, ethics, independent directors, innovation, integrity, leadership, social media, Strategy, Talent, tone at the top
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Google on men and women differences
This is a must see interview: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/women-in-the-google-workplace/16A9B911-E7D9-4E1D-99E1-979CB1B0F35C#!16A9B911-E7D9-4E1D-99E1-979CB1B0F35C
Posted in Board Leadership, Culture / Ethics
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, CEO selection, character, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate director, corporate governance, creativity, culture, ethics, independent directors, innovation, integrity, leadership, social media, Strategy, Talent, talent resources, tone at the top
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Avatars & Corporate Strategy or Crisis
Working through strategies, including crisis planning, can use video games and Avatars to work through the roles of the key participants, the variations in decisions and results, and the experience of the key participants working together, even if they’re on … Continue reading
Posted in Board Leadership, Crisis Management, Culture / Ethics, Examples, Prepare for the crisis, Test the crisis plan
Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, corporate board of director, corporate governance, crisis, crisis leadership, Crisis planning, culture, ethics, innovation, risk, Strategy, tone at the top
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50% Americans single..from 22% in 1950
Changing demographics are the most important consideration in residential housing. The fastest growing sector are 18-34 year olds, 5 million of who live alone. 31 million people live alone, mostly clustered in metropolitan areas. In Manhatten 1/2 of all residences … Continue reading
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Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, CEO selection, changing demographics, character, consumer product companies, consumer products, consumer trends, corporate board of director, corporate director, corporate governance, creativity, crisis leadership, culture, Demographics, ethics, Future, independent directors, innovation, leadership, risk, Single households, social media, Strategy, Talent, tone at the top
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Term Limits or Age Limits in “Refreshing the board”???
NYSE Euronext Scott Cutler and Corporate Board Member TK Kerstetter discuss term limits, age limits, refreshing the board, creating turnover, and board evaluations. Excellent insights. As corporate board members we all need to remember that we need to always put … Continue reading
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Biking as a leadership model!!
Riding a bicycle is more relevant to better leadership models through a “sense and respond” focus, rather than “predict and control” from a Financial Services Roundtable article and a WSJ article focuses on changing the way restaurants serve customers. Both … Continue reading
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Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, CEO selection, CEO succession, change, change agents, character, corporate board of director, Corporate Board of Directors, corporate governance, crisis, crisis leadership, ethics, independent directors, innovation, integrity, IT, leadership, Strategy, Talent, tone at the top
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Is it “Bain” or about “doing the right thing”?
Who is asking “is this the right thing to do” when business or political decisions are made? Big banks and mortgage lenders had bet against their own customers, taken chances comparable to playing the roulette table, and gambled away our … Continue reading
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Tagged board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, character, community, corporate board of director, corporate director, corporate governance, creativity, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, employee hot lines, ethics, fraud investigation, independent directors, innovation, integrity, leadership, risk, stakeholders, Strategy, Talent, tone at the top
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A Model for 2011 Executive Comp changes
The following was provided by Lawndale Capital: “In an 8-K filing on January 4, 2012, P&F Industries (O-PFIN) disclosed it has entered into a new 3-year Employment Agreement (“New Agreement”) with current Chairman and CEO Richard Horowitz replacing one that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 proxy, board leadership, board of directors, board oversight, board questions, CEO compensation, character, compensation, corporate board of director, corporate director, corporate governance, crisis, crisis leadership, culture, ethics, exeutive compensation, independent directors, innovation, integrity, leadership, shareholder activism, shareholder input, Strategy, Talent, tone at the top
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“We just want guys like ourselves sitting across the table”
Thank you, TK Kerstetter (TK’s Holiday Boardroom Gift List) for a thoughtful list of gifts for Lead Directors, Compensation Committee Chairs, Qualified diverse board candidates, Investors, Congress, and Public Company Directors. Not surprisingly, I particularly like TK’s comments about Qualified … Continue reading
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