Leadership & Strategy

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    Do Better CEOs Get Better Feedback?

    CEOs who thoughtfully and methodically approach their staff with specific questions about their company, leadership and strategy can cultivate not only valuable feedback, but build a culture of give and take that may boost productivity and make a good leader into an even better one. Here are some examples of how CEOs have used feedback to strengthen their organization.

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  • What’s New in Business Management?

    Every CEO should be developing a strategy to inculcate innovation in the fabric of their company so that they have a sustainable unique value proposition which gives them a competitive advantage by creating an emotional bond with their customers.

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  • GE’s Jeff Immelt Says U.S. Companies Have the Capability to Compete Globally

    When Jeff Immelt took control of GE as CEO in 2001, 70 percent of the company’s business was domestic. Today 65 percent is derived from outside the U.S. As a result, Immelt is pushing for American companies to become more competitive in world markets— something he believes whole-heartedly can be done. Here’s what the GE CEO had to say about interational operations and the effort to get more U.S. companies in the game.

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  • Organizational Change: Three Keys for Lasting Success

    It’s a tough challenge to successfully manage change while maintaining day-to-day operations, yet in today’s fast-paced global business environment change is inevitable. Here are 3 keys to lasting success.

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  • Being “Authentic” Doesn’t Give One License To Be An Ass

    The guy who told us to “Think Different,” who strived for perfectionism, scrutinizing his products along with everyone around him, never really turned the lens inward on himself because he didn’t have to.

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Congratulations, You’re CEO… Now What?

Taking the reins as a new CEO is never easy, but to take advantage of the honeymoon and set the stage for success, there are six key actions every CEO must take soon after settling in to signal to investors, employees, and customers that he or she was a worthy of the job.

 April 27 2012

Oh Where, Oh Where has the Wall Street Partnership Gone?

In the 1970s, before financial institutions became public shareholder owned companies, a partnership model prevailed. Following Greg Smith’s infamous New York Times op-ed on Goldman’s alleged money-crazed culture, Allan Grody asks the question, has globalization eviscerated the partnership culture?

 April 18 2012

Making Waves at American Water Works

The Challenge: You’re a huge water utility company providing millions of Americans with water. Like other utilities, your upside profitability [...]

 Leadership April 12 2012

Four Ways to Win

Yum! Brands’ David Novak Yum! Brands’ David Novak has a secret for staying on his leadership toes: the “hot-shot-replaces-me” scenario. [...]

 April 11 2012

Why CEOs Are Taking on More Direct Reports

The CEO’s span of control has roughly doubled over the past twenty years, from almost 5 to just under 10. Two immediate questions come to mind: Why? And is this making CEOs more—or less—effective?

 Personal Effectiveness , Talent Management April 9 2012

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