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Dont Be Seduced by Charisma
Tosi, Henry L.; van Scotter, JamesArticle ART-1864-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen a firm is not doing so well, and the board thinks about replacing the CEO, the first question is, What kind of CEO do we need? The answer is often the same: someone with lots of experience and a proven track record, but also, a highly charismatic figure. But how essential is it for the CEO to be charismatic? Do charismatic CEOs achieve better financial performance, which might justify the higher personal compensation they command? Be caref...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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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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Retribución: Soluciones al rompecabezas
Bourne, Mike; Contreras, Ignacio; Edmans, Alex; Franco-Santos, Mónica; Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Marcos, Javier; Tosi, Henry L.Dossier DOS-7Finance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEncajar todas las piezas del sistema de remuneraciones es posible. La solución pasa, en parte, por aprender de la crisis.Starting at €15.00
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No se deje seducir por el carisma
Tosi, Henry L.; van Scotter, JamesArticle ART-1864Leadership and People ManagementCuando a una empresa le va mal y el Consejo piensa en sustituir al CEO, la primera pregunta que se hace es: ¿Qué tipo de CEO necesitamos?. La respuesta siempre suele ser la misma: alguien con mucha experiencia y credenciales contrastadas, pero también una figura con carisma. ¿Es realmente esencial que el CEO sea carismático? ¿Obtienen los CEO con carisma mejores resultados financieros para justificar la elevada remuneración que exigen? Tenga cu...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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Compensation: Solving the Pay Puzzle
Bourne, Mike; Contreras, Ignacio; Edmans, Alex; Franco-Santos, Mónica; Gómez López-Egea, Sandalio; Marcos, Javier; Tosi, Henry L.Dossier DOS-7-EFinance, Leadership and People Management, StrategyWith the litany of corporate failures still fresh in everyone's memory, we consider the theme of executive pay, which many blame for contributing to the crisis, and propose possible solutions to the compensation conundrum.Starting at €15.00
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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