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How the Mighty Are Fallen
Stein Martínez, Guido; Capapé, JavierArticle ART-1648-ELeadership and People ManagementCompanies statistically dismiss twice as many CEOs in bad economic times as in good. Certainly, many senior executives have lost their jobs lately. Yet this new wave of dismissals masks a deeper trend: In the past two decades, the average tenure of a CEO has halved, and yet, in fewer than half the cases, the reason for their departure was solely because of poor performance. Experts disagree on the reasons for CEO failure, but the variables can be...Starting at €8.20
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Multiple Stories to Career Building
Las Heras, MireiaArticle ART-2046-ELeadership and People ManagementCareer success used to be defined in terms of climbing the corporate ladder and moving up the salary scale, often sacrificing other personal aspirations along the way. Yet socioeconomic changes have altered not only the nature of competition, but also people's priorities and their conception of professional development. Rather than a steady ascent to the summit, careers are regarded as winding paths shaped according to various stages and cycles o...Starting at €8.20
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A Service Model for Cultural Excellence
Muñoz-Seca Fernández-Cuesta, BeatrizArticle ART-2080-EKnowledge and Communication, Service and Operations ManagementCulture, that intrinsic expression of humankind, has somehow grown remote from the general public. Arts and cultural institutions, just like their business counterparts, urgently need to find new audiences, meet changing demands and consider their business models afresh. The whole sector needs to reinvent itself, says the author. But how? Beatriz Muñoz-Seca recommends that arts and cultural institutions focus not so much on their products as on c...Starting at €8.20
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The Strategic Investor Takes the Driver's Seat
Puempin, Cuno; Liechtenstein, Heinrich; Hashemi, Fariba; Hashemi, BrianArticle ART-2455-EFinance, StrategyStrategy, whether for business, the military or politics, involves the optimal use and deployment of resources in order to achieve an objective. The authors apply the principles of strategic management to investment in order to create wealth. Their recommendations are based on their research and practical experiences of investment, as well as interviews with successful private investors and family wealth managers, summarized in their forthcoming ...Starting at €8.20
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5 Keys to Being Positively Deviant in Trying Times
Cameron, KimArticle ART-2497-ELeadership and People ManagementStudies of organizations that have achieved unexpected and exceptional levels of success, in spite of the difficult economic situations they face, reveal a common denominator: They have adopted strategies based on positive organizational leadership competencies. This is an emerging field that focuses on "positively deviant" organizational performance -- in other words, successful performance that dramatically exceeds the norm in a positive direct...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 20. First Quarter 2014
IESE InsightMagazine REV-45-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategySetting in motion a chain reaction of positive energy throughout your organization starts with you. The University of Michigan's Kim Cameron suggests five positive leadership practices to detox your workplace and spread the light even among organizations that are downsizing, facing bankruptcy, experiencing loss of mission or encountering fiscal disasters. IESE's Alberto Ribera and consultant J.L. Guillén explain how "mindfulness" and "...Starting at €22.00
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Mindfulness: Multiply Productivity Through Undivided Attention
Ribera Azorín, Alberto; Guillén Pastor, José LuisArticle ART-2498-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementStimuli, distractions and interruptions are ubiquitous in the workplace today. On top of that, there is a growing pressure to do more with less. For executives suffering from increased stress, lower productivity often follows. One solution that a growing number of companies are embracing is "mindfulness" -- a technique to tune out the noise and focus deliberately on what is important. Based on research and coaching experiences related to designin...Starting at €8.20
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Top Team Behavior for Winning Results
Raes, AnneloesArticle ART-2499-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIt's lonely at the top, or so the saying goes. But this need not be the case. Indeed, those top management teams who manage to overcome their isolation and model high levels of "teamness" create positive ripple effects throughout the organization, boosting productive energy and job satisfaction, and lowering turnover intentions. What's more, middle managers and other employees reporting to them tend to integrate and align their own goals with oth...Starting at €8.20
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6 Items for the Top of Every Board's Agenda
Canals Margalef, JordiArticle ART-2563-ECorporate GovernanceThe role of boards of directors is in the spotlight. Can boards do a better job at protecting their companies? There's certainly good reason to think so. Today, some experts are calling for tougher regulations on boards and a larger role for shareholders in key strategic decision-making. Others advocate for more professional board directors. Neither of these solutions is enough. What is needed is a clearer vision of the firm's overarching purpose...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Tips for Today to Stay in the Game Tomorrow
Tushman, Michael L.Article ART-2641-EInnovation and Change, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis article summarizes research by the author into why some organizations fail in the face of "punctuated change," while others are reborn, adapt and survive. The key, he finds, involves embracing paradox. Continuing to exploit current business success is a must, but so is taking a plunge into the future through exploration. Carrying out both of these activities simultaneously calls for ambidexterity. The article highlights the defining features...Starting at €8.20