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		<title>Walking the Talk &#8211; Management Must Lead by Example</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2010/04/walking-the-talk-management-must-lead-by-example/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's economic environment businesses are making tough decisions.  They are laying off people at a great rate, cutting back on non-essential costs, and pushing through price increases on their customers, all in an effort to improve the overall performance of a business.  Banks are a great example of this, they are looking for any way to increase their revenues through new fees and charges while quietly (and sometimes not so quietly) laying off people. These businesses, especially the public ones, have no choice.  Their share prices reflect the belief by shareholders in higher and higher returns from these companies.

However, while these changes in an organisation can be difficult for the employees (no one likes to see collegues lose their jobs), senior management often dont cut back on their pay packets or their perks, thereby creating an us and them culture in a business.  If senior management don't walk the talk, the run the risk of undermining the culture of a business.


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		<title>Top 10 CEO&#8217;s Who Never Went to College</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2009/09/top-10-ceos-who-never-went-to-college/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2009/09/top-10-ceos-who-never-went-to-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CEO]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barry Diller]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Oreck]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[John D Rockerfeller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Paul DeJoria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great posting came across my desk ther other day that listed the top 10 CEO's around the world that never went to college (uni for those in the UK and Australia). All the CEO's are well known. Of course there is Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs on the list. However, some of the other names were a little surprising.  Read on for more ... 


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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2009/03/ryanair-takes-on-a-blogger-and-loses/' rel='bookmark' title='Ryanair Takes on a Blogger and Loses'>Ryanair Takes on a Blogger and Loses</a></li>
<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2006/10/ceo-pay-packets-are-they-justified/' rel='bookmark' title='CEO Pay Packets &#8211; Are they Justified?'>CEO Pay Packets &#8211; Are they Justified?</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Businesses Need to be Seen to Tighten Belt</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2009/04/businesses-need-to-be-seen-to-tighten-belt/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2009/04/businesses-need-to-be-seen-to-tighten-belt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business reputation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cost management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In today's tough economic environment, everyone is hurting - busineses, employees, their suppliers and of course the customers.  In these tough times, it is important the all parts of the business tighten their belts and the business is seen externally to tighten its belt.

If the company does not do this, it runs the risk of disenfranchising their employees and their customers.



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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2009/03/cash-flow-is-king/' rel='bookmark' title='Cash Flow is King!'>Cash Flow is King!</a></li>
<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2009/03/how-not-to-tell-some-one-they-dont-have-a-job/' rel='bookmark' title='How Not to Tell Some One They Dont Have a Job'>How Not to Tell Some One They Dont Have a Job</a></li>
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		<title>How Not to Tell Some One They Dont Have a Job</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2009/03/how-not-to-tell-some-one-they-dont-have-a-job/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2009/03/how-not-to-tell-some-one-they-dont-have-a-job/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Decision Making]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently heard about a manager who called all his staff in for a meeting about the future of his part of the business.  As he went through the presentation, he talked about a new, more efficient structure.  The problem was, the new structure left off a bunch of existing people.  These existing people immediately asked "where am i".  To their surprise, they  were told that their roles where no longer needed and the manager wasnt sure if they would have a job after 30 June.  Now this doesnt appear to  be the smartest approach to the problem of how to tell someone they dont have a job any more.  What is the impact of this approach and how could that manager have handled it better?


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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2008/11/runnning-a-business-on-skype/' rel='bookmark' title='Runnning a Business on Skype'>Runnning a Business on Skype</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>When Times are Tough &#8211; Staff Need Transparency</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2009/03/when-times-are-tough-staff-need-transparency/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2009/03/when-times-are-tough-staff-need-transparency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Businesses around the world are going through tough times as the world's economy continues to struggle.  In these tough times, business have to make tough decisions - often letting go of key people.  In making these decisions, it is important that the people in the business understand why the decision is being made, in particular what events have led to that decision.  However, this openness and transparency is often very difficult for management.  Therefore, the result is that businesses become plagued by fear and rumour, thus leading to a slowdown in efficiency and effectiveness and therefore more layoff.  How can management break this spiral?


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</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Can CEO&#8217;s Really Manage from their Desk?</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/10/can-ceos-really-manage-from-their-desk/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/10/can-ceos-really-manage-from-their-desk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was chatting with a few folk the other day about different styles that CEO's have.  Some wander around and chat, some roll up their sleeves and get deep into the hot issues, some just look at the numbers from their desk, while others cant help but micro manage. 

This got me to thinking, can a CEO really manage a business from his / her desk or do they really need to get out amongst the people?


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</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>The Nike Approach to Management &#8211; Just Do It</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/10/the-nike-approach-to-management-just-do-it/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/10/the-nike-approach-to-management-just-do-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have to love the Nike slogan - it really does epitomise many things a business should do and often doesnt. How many times have you been frustrated by the speed of decision making within a business or the speed of response by a business to make something happen. Often decisions get bogged down in politics, lack of ownership, consensus building or just fear (of making a decision). I have often experienced this when dealing with external businesses (and sometimes internally too) where people seem to take forever to make what sometimes looks like a relatively easy decision. 

I think that there is a different way to run a business and one the leads to faster decision making, more responsibility passed down through the ranks and the result is a place where people get on with it, take leadership for their actions and things happen!



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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2008/08/the-ceo-cfo-relationship/' rel='bookmark' title='The CEO-CFO Relationship'>The CEO-CFO Relationship</a></li>
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		<title>The Rise of the Worker Bee &#8211; Politician Mutation</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/09/the-rise-of-the-worker-bee-politician-mutation/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/09/the-rise-of-the-worker-bee-politician-mutation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago i wrote an article on different types of people in an organisation - the worker bees, the survivors, the aspirants and the politicians.  The article stirred some debate and one reader, Alain from Luxembourg, idetified a 5th type - the worker bee - politician mutant.

Read on for more... 


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		<title>Politicians Emerge Where There is a Leadership Gap</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/08/politicians-emerge-where-there-is-a-leadership-gap/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/08/politicians-emerge-where-there-is-a-leadership-gap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are different types of people working in a business - Worker Bees, Apirants, Survivors and Politicians.  The type of leadership a CEO adopts can dramatically affect the behaviour of these different groups.  It is weak leadership that the politicians arise.  

Read on to find out more ... 


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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2007/09/8-tips-for-21st-century-leaders/' rel='bookmark' title='8 Tips For 21st Century Leaders'>8 Tips For 21st Century Leaders</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Driving Core Values Through the Business</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/02/driving-core-values-through-the-business/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/02/driving-core-values-through-the-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now here is an interesting question &#8211; &#8220;How do you teach the employee&#8217;s within your organization about the company&#8217;s Core Values and at the same time ensure that your fostering that culture throughout the organization?&#8220; I am not sure &#8220;teach&#8221; is the right word to use.  I think that you can not create a culture [...]


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<li><a href='http://myceolife.com/2007/01/how-to-retain-great-people-part-2/' rel='bookmark' title='How to Retain Great People &#8211; Part 2'>How to Retain Great People &#8211; Part 2</a></li>
</ol>]]></description>
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