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Picking the Right Insider for CEO Succession
Carey, Dennis; Phelan, Dan; Useem, MichaelArticle HBS-F0901E-ELeadership and People ManagementGlaxoSmithKline's radical process for choosing the best CEO candidate shows the benefit of running parallel evaluations of the finalists.Starting at €8.20
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How Successful CEOs Manage Their Middle Act
Zemmel, Rodney; Cuddihy, Matt; Carey, DennisArticle HBS-R1803G-EEvery leader knows the importance of the first hundred days or the first year in office--the period during which one must assess and diagnose, formulate a vision and a strategy, and achieve early wins. And guidance abounds for how CEOs in their final months on the job should approach their main responsibility: helping develop and select a successor and then smoothly handing over power. But little attention has been paid to the time between those ...Starting at €8.20
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The Audit Committee's New Agenda
Sherman, H. David; Carey, Dennis; Brust, RobertArticle HBS-R0906K-ELeadership and People ManagementWho would want to join the audit committee of a board of directors? Wouldn't that just mean slogging through the minutiae of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance? Not anymore. Audit teams have pretty much mastered SOX compliance; they're now turning their attention to the meaty problems of increasing business value. To do that, say Northeastern University professor Sherman, Korn/Ferry's Carey, and Sprint CFO Brust, audit teams need a broader range of expert...Starting at €8.20
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People Before Strategy: A New Role for the CHRO
Charan, Ram; Barton, Dominic; Carey, DennisArticle HBS-R1507D-ELeadership and People ManagementAlthough people drive every organization's success, research shows that most CEOs undervalue their HR function and their chief human resources officer (CHRO). No wonder, then, that managing human capital is a top challenge for companies. To address it, say the authors, CEOs must redefine and elevate the CHRO role. They should spell out their expectations in a new written contract, focusing on three contributions that the CHRO, as an expert on tal...Starting at €8.20