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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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Leadership Lessons from India
Cappelli, Peter; Singh, Harbir; Singh, Jitendra V.; Useem, MichaelArticle HBS-R1003G-ELeadership and People ManagementUntil recently India was seen by Western businesses primarily as a source of cheap, low-skill labor. But over the past decade the country has attracted a flood of high-skill jobs from the West. Meanwhile, India's economy has grown at roughly 9% a year, and some of its largest companies have grown at twice that rate. What accounts for this? A host of economic, policy, and other environmental factors have played important roles, but the authors asc...Starting at €8.20
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Four Lessons in Adaptive Leadership
Useem, MichaelArticle HBS-R1011F-ELeadership and People ManagementThe armed services have been in the business of leadership development much longer than the corporate world has. Today's military leaders need tools and techniques to face a fast-changing and unpredictable type of enemy-so the armed services train their officers in ways that build a culture of readiness and commitment. Business leaders need to foster an adaptive culture to survive and succeed, given that they, too, face unprecedented uncertainty-...Starting at €8.20
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Life's Work: Oliver Sacks
Sacks, Oliver; Burrell, LisaArticle HBS-R1011P-ELeadership and People ManagementThe neurologist and best-selling author talks about career crossroads and gaining people's trust through empathy.Starting at €8.20
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CEO Who Couldn't Keep His Foot out of His Mouth (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Burrell, Lisa; Heifetz, Ronald; Biggs, John H.; Clarke, Torie; Brown, RogerArticle HBS-R0612A-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the four years since Rob Miranda became CEO of Growing Places, a provider of on-site child care for companies in the Midwestern United States, he has been a font of ideas. For instance, he set up rooms where moms can breastfeed their babies during breaks in the workday and put Webcams in classrooms so that parents can "visit" their children from their desks. As a result of Rob's entrepreneurial vision and operational savvy, the company has ach...Starting at €8.20
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Decision Making as Leadership Foundation
Useem, MichaelBook Chapter HBS-6153BC-ELeadership and People ManagementAll organizations have an interest in ensuring that their leaders make good and timely decisions, but good decision making-so vital to effective leadership-is not a skill that comes naturally to every leader. Studies of what Nobel laureate and noted expert on decision making Daniel Kahneman terms "systemic biases"-the mental flaws that separate the choices leaders actually make from what rational agent models expect-reveal that these biases can b...Starting at €8.20
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Picking the Right Insider for CEO Succession (Spanish version)
Carey, Dennis; Phelan, Dan; Useem, MichaelArticle HBS-F0901ELeadership 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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We Just Can't Handle Diversity
Burrell, LisaArticle HBS-R1607E-ELeadership and People ManagementDecades' worth of studies show that a diverse workforce measurably improves decision making, problem solving, creativity, innovation, and flexibility. But most of us also believe that hiring, development, and compensation decisions should come down to merit. Although the two ideas don't seem contradictory, they're tough to reconcile in practice. Cognitive roadblocks keep getting in the way. The author looks at recent books and research studies on...Starting at €8.20
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Larger Language for Business: David Whyte on Conversational Leadership
Whyte, David; Burrell, LisaArticle HBS-F0705F-ELeadership and People ManagementDavid Whyte talks about how poetry begets courageous conversation and, in turn, better leadership.Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Lessons from India (Spanish version)
Cappelli, Peter; Singh, Harbir; Singh, Jitendra V.; Useem, MichaelArticle HBS-R1003GLeadership and People ManagementFar more than their Western counterparts, they create a sense of social mission, engage employees in give-and-take, empower them to find solutions, and invest in their training and development. Western leaders should understand the managerial approaches that have fueled the rise of India's largest companies, and mindfully adapt them.Starting at €8.20