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Hiring Without Firing
Leadership Magazine ArticleHitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success. -
Executive Incentives vs. Corporate Growth
Boards Magazine ArticleBonuses and other forms of incentive compensation are an effective motivator of executives to achieve ever higher earnings per share. The drive to produce short-term results, however, often influences management to forgo investment in capital equipment and R&D that would benefit the corporation several years hence even more than improved earnings next year would. The […] -
Luxury Branding Below the Radar
Sales & Marketing Magazine Article"Inconspicuous consumption"--elite consumers' affinity for discreet rather than traditionally branded luxuries--has become a global phenomenon. Work by... -
What to Ask the Person in the Mirror
Organizational restructuring Magazine ArticleThere comes a point in your career when the best way to figure out how you’re doing is to step back and ask yourself a few questions. Having all the answers is less important than knowing what to ask. -
In Defense of the CEO Chair
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMany investors and their advocates believe that separating the roles of board chairman and CEO would improve corporate governance. But the practice could... -
Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
Leadership Magazine ArticleLeaders who successfully transform businesses do eight things right (and they do them in the right order). -
The Rise of the Not-So-Experienced CEO
Organizational Development Digital ArticleToday's leaders are leapfrogging traditional candidates. -
Get the Most Out of Your Board
Boards Digital ArticleSometimes the best way to re-imagine the use of an asset is to think about it as your only asset. Imagine slashed budgets, a hiring freeze, a tough competitive landscape, and unreasonable time constraints (or perhaps you don’t have to imagine this state). If you had zilch, you’d have to be more innovative, more passionate, […] -
Boardroom Lessons from a Social Media Misstep
Social media Digital ArticleBoard members need to understand the factors that impact their businesses. Economics, politics, and sector shifts are all vital issues on the agenda in the boardroom. But the agenda needs to keep pace with what is influencing business, and amongst the things that board members need to fully appreciate is the growing influence and power […] -
Communicating Your Succession Plan with Customers, Clients, and Shareholders
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhen you're a CEO, questions about your retirement are unavoidable. -
When a New Manager Takes Charge
Organizational restructuring Magazine ArticleManagers who take the helm of new businesses or large divisions must go through predictable stages before they’ve truly mastered the job. -
You're Never Too Experienced to Fake It Till You Learn It
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleEven seasoned leaders are works in progress. -
Is It Time to Consider Co-CEOs?
Succession planning SpotlightThe model is more viable than you might think. -
Research: Board Experience Is Helping More Women Get CEO Jobs
Boards Digital ArticleTo groom women for the C-suite, help them get on a board. -
The Trouble with CFOs
Leadership Magazine ArticleIf the CEO sits in the hot seat, the CFO’s chair is positively smoking. According to analysis conducted by the CFO Executive Board, annual CFO turnover at the largest 162 global companies between 1995 and 2003 was 17%—even higher than for CEOs—and three out of four current Fortune 500 finance officers have been in their […] -
Shareholder Capitalism Is Dead
Boards Digital ArticleThe verdict is in, and it serves as a convenient end point for the era of shareholder capitalism: Say-on-pay has been a dud. Fewer than 100 corporations, about 1.5%, lost these mandatory but nonbinding votes on executive pay practices. Most got well over 90% in favor. Say-on-pay may have led some to modify their practices […] -
When Hiring CEOs, Focus on Character
Succession planning SpotlightPersonal behavior can predict which leaders might go astray. -
CEOs, Stop Trying to Manage the Board
Leadership Digital ArticleFocus on building trust instead. -
Holes at the Top: Why CEO Firings Backfire (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleFor better or worse, investors now view chief executives as the primary determinant of corporate performance. But the reality is that most companies perform... -
Sustainability in the Boardroom
Corporate social responsibility Magazine ArticleLessons from Nike’s playbook
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The Berkeley-Haas School of Business: Codifying, Embedding, and Sustaining Culture (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details The case discusses the challenges the dean faced as well as future challenges to sustain the culture after the dean steps down at the end of the 2017/2018... -
Trinity College (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Trinity College was an elite, private, liberal-arts college of some 1,800 students located in Hartford, CT. When Tom Gerety was chosen as Trinity's 17th... -
Big to Small: The Two Lives of Barry Nalls
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Barry Nalls describes lessons learned during his 25-year career--his rise at GTE and shorter-lived ventures--and how these prepared him to found MASERGY,... -
Mariwala's Family Entrepreneurship Challenges (B)
Management Case Study5.00View Details This case discusses the dilemma faced by Harsh Mariwala, the business leader who relinquished the CEO position of Marico Limited, his family-owned fast-moving... -
The Sustainability Sweet Spot at Jiu Zhen Nan Taiwan Pastry
Management Case Study11.95View Details Set in 2022, the case follows the sustainability journey of Jiu Zhen Nan, a 133-year-old Taiwanese pastry brand headquartered in Kaohsiung, the southern... -
Doer's Profile Donald John Trump (1946 - )
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical material. -
BlackRock: Linking Purpose to Profit
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case revolves around the actions that Barbara Novick, co-founder and Vice-Chair of Blackrock, and Michelle Edkins, Global Head of Investment Stewardship,... -
Barry Callebaut (B): To Follow the Chair?
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IN1598 This case puts participants in the shoes of the directors of Barry Callebaut (BC), a cocoa-sourcing and chocolate manufacturing... -
Relational Investors and Home Depot (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2006, amidst shareholder upset over CEO Robert Nardelli's compensation and Home Depot's declining stock price, Relational Investors decided to further... -
Cross Country Group: A Piece of the Rock (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
10b5-1 Plans: Mortgaging a Defense against Insider Trading
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In 2006, David Zucker, chief executive officer of Midway Games, came under fire for selling a significant amount of Midway stock just weeks before a precipitous... -
PeopleFirst Inc: A Star Employee but a Terrible Manager
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details PeopleFirst Inc. (PeopleFirst) was a management consulting company founded and run by Renee Janssen. Janssen had recently promoted a star employee, Marcela... -
Ramcides: Growing Pains for a Family-Run Business in an Emerging Market
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details During the Holi festival in March 2012, the managing director of Ramcides, a family-run agrochemical business, was considering the path of the company... -
Ho Tak Kee Book Co. Ltd. - A Third Generation at a Crossroads (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Ho Tak Kee was originally a professional publisher and printer that started in the 1950s in Hong Kong. Having faced static performance for decades, the... -
Jebsen & Jessen Family Enterprise: A Hong From the Cold
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Singapore, Sept 2016. For the Jebsen and Jessen families, Asia had been an adopted land for over 120 years, not counting the years their ancestors, as... -
Driving Strategic Change at The Junior League (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement case to KEL816. -
Brief Note on Staggered Boards
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This background note discusses the evolution, use, and prevalence of staggered boards. By comparison with unitary boards whose members are all elected... -
The First 90 Days with Harvard Business Review article "How Managers Become Leaders" (2 Items)
35.00View Details This Harvard Business Review collection, featuring the work of celebrated author and advisor Michael D. Watkins on leadership transitions, includes the... -
Trinity College (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case.
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Hiring Without Firing
Leadership Magazine ArticleHitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success. -
Executive Incentives vs. Corporate Growth
Boards Magazine ArticleBonuses and other forms of incentive compensation are an effective motivator of executives to achieve ever higher earnings per share. The drive to produce short-term results, however, often influences management to forgo investment in capital equipment and R&D that would benefit the corporation several years hence even more than improved earnings next year would. The […] -
Luxury Branding Below the Radar
Sales & Marketing Magazine Article"Inconspicuous consumption"--elite consumers' affinity for discreet rather than traditionally branded luxuries--has become a global phenomenon. Work by... -
What to Ask the Person in the Mirror
Organizational restructuring Magazine ArticleThere comes a point in your career when the best way to figure out how you’re doing is to step back and ask yourself a few questions. Having all the answers is less important than knowing what to ask. -
In Defense of the CEO Chair
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleMany investors and their advocates believe that separating the roles of board chairman and CEO would improve corporate governance. But the practice could... -
The Berkeley-Haas School of Business: Codifying, Embedding, and Sustaining Culture (B)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details The case discusses the challenges the dean faced as well as future challenges to sustain the culture after the dean steps down at the end of the 2017/2018... -
Leading Change: Why Transformation Efforts Fail
Leadership Magazine ArticleLeaders who successfully transform businesses do eight things right (and they do them in the right order). -
The Rise of the Not-So-Experienced CEO
Organizational Development Digital ArticleToday's leaders are leapfrogging traditional candidates. -
Trinity College (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Trinity College was an elite, private, liberal-arts college of some 1,800 students located in Hartford, CT. When Tom Gerety was chosen as Trinity's 17th... -
Get the Most Out of Your Board
Boards Digital ArticleSometimes the best way to re-imagine the use of an asset is to think about it as your only asset. Imagine slashed budgets, a hiring freeze, a tough competitive landscape, and unreasonable time constraints (or perhaps you don’t have to imagine this state). If you had zilch, you’d have to be more innovative, more passionate, […]