According to a major poll, CEO vision and leadership matter more than ever Download and listen-on-the-go to Episode 111. Scott and I weigh in on the implications of the recent 2017 Harris Poll on Corporate Reputation. Specifically, we focus on why they found that “CEOs’ reputations are failing.” You’ll gain insights on: What is drivingRead More




According to a major poll, CEO vision and leadership matter more than ever

Download and listen-on-the-go to Episode 111. Scott and I weigh in on the implications of the recent 2017 Harris Poll on Corporate Reputation. Specifically, we focus on why they found that “CEOs’ reputations are failing.”


You’ll gain insights on:

What is driving perceptions of CEO vision and leadership
The paradox every visionary CEO must navigate in order to bring big dreams to life
Three immediately useful ways CEOs can demonstrate the value of their vision and leadership

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Pamela S. Harper is the Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Inc., a strategic growth advisory firm based in Glen Rock, NJ. For more than 20 years, Pam has applied her gift for finding the hidden opportunities in every situation to helping clients in entrepreneurial, mid-market, and Fortune 500 companies across 30 industries create hundreds of millions of dollars of value in both top and bottom line growth.


Prior to founding BAI, Pam skyrocketed into the ranks of management by taking a progressive series of newly created organizational development positions in companies ranging from mid-market to Fortune 500 across multiple industries, all undergoing dramatic change and growth.


Pam has been quoted in, featured in, or written articles for prominent business media including Business Week, Investor’s Business Daily, Chiefexecutive.net, CEO.com and other major media. Her critically acclaimed book, Preventing Strategic Gridlock has been called “timeliness resource.”


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D. Scott Harper, Ph.D., is Sr. Partner with Business Advancement Inc. Throughout his career Scott has devoted himself to understanding why things work the way they do, and how to apply those insights to create new value. Scott helps clients sift through complexity and take full advantage of opportunities by discovering the hidden side of everything.


Before joining BAI in 2010, Scott held a succession of increasingly accountable innovation positions in the consumer healthcare industry. Since then, he has been published and quoted in prominent business media outlets including Chief Executive Magazine, CEO.com, CEO World Magazine, and the IndUS Business Journal.

Resources for This Episode

Read a summary of The 2017 Harris Poll Corporate Reputation Study
Listen to related Growth Igniters Radio episodes:

Guest Judith Glaser: Conversational Habits of Top Leaders (Episode 36)
Guest Karen Tiber Leland: Emerging Trends in CEO Branding (Episode 98)

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