Leadership Xpressions
Bob Iger: CEO of the Year

Bob Iger: CEO of the Year

When Bob became CEO of Disney in 2005, he inherited a hostile takeover attempt, shareholder revolt, board conflict, and fizzling performance. Since then, he has overseen 202% shareholder return ...

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Innovation Types

Innovation Types

Innovation can look different at each company, depending on the type of innovation.      1. Continuous Adapters – adjusts product portfolio to reflect new ...

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Vision, Strategy & Execution

Vision, Strategy & Execution

Companies with communicated visions have higher revenue growth, higher productivity, and lower project costs (Source: University of Maryland). As Thomas Edison said, “Vision without ...

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Global Work Environment

Global Work Environment

Our family went on our first Disney cruise recently, and the kids loved it. For me, I was impressed with the staff, which represented 64 countries. They worked seamlessly to provide a wonderful ...

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Global HR Policies

Global HR Policies

When I was part of managing a global program, our project plan had a large red block in August for the Europe deployment, because employees in Europe did not work that month. To mark off an ...

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Leadership Dichotomy

Leadership Dichotomy

Are we confusing leaders when we tell them to be both: Decisive and Collaborative? Confident and Humble? Strong and Empathetic? Analytical and Intuitive? Quick to Act and Thoughtful?  Firm ...

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Gillette vs. Bic

Gillette vs. Bic

As a man with young children, they do not like my “spikes” when I choose not to shave. I should be thankful that Gillette has invested $750 million in research for the Mach 3 razor, ...

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Multi-Local

Multi-Local

Companies struggle with how to capture scale across borders, as they work through the additional complexity without sacrificing speed and agility. The multi-local approach provides different ...

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Global Workforce Crisis: Addressing Labor Shortage

Global Workforce Crisis: Addressing Labor Shortage

Our planet’s population is hitting a plateau and shrinking in some areas, which will have broad impacts.  Countries currently enjoying strong growth could see that stop if labor supply ...

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Internal & External Competitive Landscape

Internal & External Competitive Landscape

Companies must conduct comprehensive business review (i.e., SWOT:  Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) to address future business objectives. For this assessment to be ...

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