Talent Management
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How to Get the Most out of Your Executive Assistant
As innovative CEOs have discovered, executive assistants can do much more to help them perform effectively, beyond simply digitizing what used to be paper tasks. Modern EAs are conducting corporate research, providing advice on community outreach and even subbing for their bosses at meetings. Here are some tips on how to effectively utilize your EA.
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The High Cost of Executive Bullying
As former IBM CEO Louis Gerstner once said, “People should fear the competition, not their bosses.” Too many leaders confuse openness with weakness. But there’s a difference between strong-minded and bull-headed.
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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?
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The CEO as Head Coach
Too many corporate leaders don’t understand that changing corporate culture is shaped by every decision they make. The tone is set by their words and cemented with their actions, every day—when the CEO establishes a strategy and follows it, sets rules and abides by them, not only says he or she is “one of us,” but acts like one of us.
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The Twin Challenge of Talent
Exceptional leaders know that their greatest contribution is to cultivate other exceptional leaders. Peter Drucker often wrote about the importance of creating leaders for “the future that has already happened.”
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February 10 2012 | |
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CEO Compensation , Compensation | February 3 2012 |
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January 24 2012 | |
Making the Grade: The CEO Guide to Executive EducationExecutive education programs can provide your team with a broader perspective, fresh insight and clear action items. Here’s how to ensure an executive education programs pays off in business results. |
January 24 2012 |
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