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  Setting a Direction: Lou Gerstner at American Express

  When Lou Gerstner become president of the Travel Related Services (TRS) arm at American Express in 1979, the unit was facing one of its biggest challenges in AmEx’s 130-year history. Hundreds of banks offering or planning to introduce credit cards through Visa and MasterCard that would compete with the American Express card.

  [ 2013-05-22 06:06 ]
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  Can a CFO be a Good CEO?

  If you want to become a CEO: ??Get assessed behaviorally to see what behavioral change you need to make ??Undergo coaching ??Preferably involve your team and maybe even your company, so that you can have a transformational impact. --CFO World Magazine (Beijing) April 2013

  [ 2013-05-01 14:58 ]
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  Money Mindset-Identify your decision flavors

  Since cognitive biases are leading indicators of financial outcomes, being aware of them is key, particularly if, for example, you want to ensure that your stock investments pay off. Once you identify your cognitive biases, behavioral addictions and decision flavors, you can do something about them to create wealth for yourself. So, identify your decision flavor addictions and then focus on managing them to create wealth.

  [ 2013-04-25 15:42 ]
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  Style versus Substance in First-Time CEOs - Linking Leadership to the Bottom Line

  “….The trouble is, being a good or even a great executive doesn’t mean that you will be a good, or even a mediocre CEO. Joe was a great executive and a hopeless CEO….”

  [ 2013-04-23 13:39 ]