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James Michael Lafferty is a Retired CEO of Procter & Gamble, a Former CEO of Coca-Cola, a former CEO of British American Tobacco and the current CEO of Fine Hygienic Holding*.
James’ life story is a story of overcoming challenges. A professional track and field coach, James started in Procter & Gamble as a fitness instructor, before making his way into P&G’s famed “Brand Management” program, where he worked for 24 years, rising rapidly through the ranks to become, among other things, the first-ever General Manager for P&G’s “Near East” business—and set up the initial distribution models in these challenging markets that exist to this day and have made P&G the market leader by a wide margin. James was subsequently CEO for P&G’s operations in Poland/Baltics, Philippines, and Western European Paper.
Not content to rest on his laurels, James is an active CEO who is also constantly training others how to achieve massive success. He’s conducted seminars and training for the world’s leading corporations, including P&G, Coca-Cola, HP, Newell Rubbermaid, Nestle, Microsoft, GE, Hershey’s, HSBC, Wal-Mart, Target, Intuit and many other global organizations.
The responsibility of employee physical and mental wellness is playing an ever-increasing role in the corporate agenda. For some that responsibility is taken begrudgingly, materialising as token gestures and initiatives.
I have seen all kinds of matrices, grids, tables and complex readings. Abominations created to make a simple task more complicated. But the evaluation systems that work best, and make the most sense, always seem to boil down to three levels….
There are common statements one can, and does, hear in any company. And sometimes, we even think these statements are “normal” or “okay.” But interestingly enough, these five common statements….
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