Consulting Matters

APRIL 13, 2023

During his twelve-and-a-half-year tenure, he worked in finance and strategic planning before taking over as leader of Epcot theme park on the week of 911, 2001. He was offered an executive job at Disney and moved to Orlando, Florida, in 1994.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 5, 2017

When Doug took over as CEO of Campbell Soup Company in 2001, the company had just lost half its market value, sales were declining, and the organization was reeling from a series of layoffs. Set Expectations. If the evaluations revealed leaders were falling short, the expectation was explicitly reinforced.

Turnaround 30

Turnaround Leadership Culture Research 30

Harvard Business

APRIL 26, 2016

Former GE boss Jack Welch was a master at using symbolic bets to coach GE to have the culture he wanted to achieve his strategic goals, to be #1 or 2 in every market they were in. They volunteer their time and energy in communities where GE has plants and offices.

Company 28

Company Culture Turnaround Productivity 28

Harvard Business

JULY 18, 2016

This was the headquarters of Campbell Soup Company when one of us, Doug Conant, took the reins as CEO in 2001. Doug observed this when he moved into a Vice President of Marketing position at Nabisco in the $3.5 Inside — drab colors, peeling paint, and dead plants decaying in the common areas. Was this a prison?

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Financial Culture Leadership Report 28