Productivity & Trade Briefs
2014
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Lessons in Power from the Chris Christie Kerfuffle
March 12 | Jeffrey Pfeffer, Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford University | Comments (0)There are numerous lessons from the Chris Christie “bridgegate” scandal for people in high-profile leadership roles. Here are a few. First, power comes with a) visibility and b) envy. If you are working at a minimum wage job, few people are going to want to trade places with you.
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Root Out Dysfunction in the Boardroom
February 27 | Ram Charan, D.B.A., Business Author and Advisor | Dennis Carey, Vice Chairman, Korn/Ferry International | Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | Comments (0)Not all directors perform equally well once inside. Sometimes a prince in other realms can even turn into a petty gabber, the very opposite of what English novelist George Eliot had championed: “Blessed is the man who having nothing to say abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.”
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Ten Essential Tips for Hiring Your Next CEO
January 15 | Ram Charan, D.B.A., Business Author and Advisor | Dennis Carey, Vice Chairman, Korn/Ferry International | Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | Comments (0)Selecting a new chief executive is critical because so much rides on a positive outcome. Is this the right person to lead the company in this particular business, at this particular time? Will he or she collaborate with the board, or fight it?
2013
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Six Drucker Questions that Simplify a Complex Age
December 06 | Rick Wartzman, Executive Director, Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University | Comments (0)In 1981, Peter Drucker delivered a lecture at New York University. He offered provocative prescriptions for coping in a world in which “the real challenge is to decide what you are doing” in the face of tremendous “technological change or market change.”
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The Five Rules Every New CEO Should Follow
November 15 | Roger L. Martin, Academic Director, Martin Prosperity Institute, Rotman School of Management | Comments (0)Last week, an executive who was on the verge of being promoted to head his large global publicly traded company asked for my advice on how to be effective as a brand new CEO. I gave him a list and he was so appreciative that I was motivated to write a blog about it.
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What It’s Like to Work for Jeff Bezos (Hint: He’ll Probably Call You Stupid)
November 12 | Gretchen Gavett , Associate Editor, Harvard Business Review | Comments (0)Ever wondered what it's like to work at Amazon? Or to be one of its competitors or potential acquisitions? Or even to be related to founder Jeff Bezos? Look no further than this lengthy piece by Brad Stone.
