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iCEO Expert Papers
Selection of our iCEO Expert Papers
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CEO Papers
Good decisions are not sufficient to avoid bad situations
Author: Olivier Pujol, CEO, France, iCEO #43685
“Success is 51% good decisions versus 51% bad decisions”. But actually, when making the “post mortem” analysis of a failure, few business decisions can be singled out as "bad". Some weaknesses in the decision processes may explain how a rationally “good” decision may not be “right”. And these weaknesses can be overcome.https://www.ceo-worldwide.com/blog/good-decisions-bad-situations/ Read more...
HR Papers
Hiring the “A” Team: The Right Ingredients for Recruiting Success
Author: Chris Chambers, VPHR, Canada, iCEO #35976
There’s no doubt that the well-established race for talent will continue to intensify. Shifting demographics are significantly impacting the composition of the talent pool, to the harsh extent that some companies are even leaving positions unfilled because they cannot locate the “perfect fit” candidates. Yet, in this global economy where the most critical competitive differentiators are derived from a higher performing workforce, this approach simply isn’t viable. Plus, when the mandate Read more...
Sales & Marketing Papers
Don’t write short texts. Write concise ones
Author: Philip Yaffe, VPSM, Belgium, iCEO #32896
If you are puzzled by this admonition, it is probably because you have been led to believe that "short" and "concise" are synonyms. They aren’t.My dictionary shows two definitions for "concise":
1. Brief and to the point
2. Short and clear
If "short" is already part of the definition of concise, they cannot be synonyms. There must be a difference. So what is it, and how does it affect your writing?
People pay attention to texts that catch and hold their interest. Once that inte Read more...
White Papers
Turnaround of a derailed M&A Integration Effort
Author: Nitin Kumar, CEO, USA, iCEO #44080
M&A transactions come with high expectations from shareholders, employees, customers and associated communities. However meeting the expectations depends on how well the target has been integrated to realize the value and harness the potential of the acquisition. It is very often observed that a poor M&A integration derails after a reasonable time period has passed from the date of the deal announcement. The problem tends to be a covert issue that acts like slow poison while executives are caught unaware. Such poor integration efforts require a structured turnaround. Read more...
Case Studies
Implementation of an Client Information System
Author: Turgut Haspolat, Chief Impact Officer, Turkey, iCEO #43917
Turgut shows how he developped and implemented an Client Information System for a large EU funded project to support the Solution of Economic and Social Integration Problems in Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Bursa as Major In-Migrant Destinations. He shows how the use of CIS enables the stakeholders of major projects to keep well informed and Read more...
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