Fill ’er Up
A review of Private Empire, by Steve Coll.
What Drives a Company’s Success?
Booz & Company and strategy+business have introduced an online survey to explore the relationship between management theory, corporate identity, and high performance.February 4, 2013 by Art Kleiner and Nadia KubisHow Much Is Enough?
James A. Ogilvy, author of Creating Better Futures: Scenario Planning as a Tool for a Better Tomorrow, introduces a passage on the limits of executive compensation from Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business, by John Mackey and Raj Sisodia.February 1, 2013How CEO Compensation Affects M&A
Stock options lead to more deals, but not to better performance.January 4, 2013The Offline Executive
A manager’s effectiveness depends not only on using e-mail and other electronic communication, but also on learning to shut it down.November 27, 2012 by Henry Mintzberg and Peter ToddThe Best Defense
Jim Stengel, author of Grow: How Ideals Power Growth and Profit at the World’s Greatest Companies, introduces an excerpt presenting tactics for protecting your market share from Defending Your Brand: How Smart Companies Use Defensive Strategy to Deal with Competitive Attacks, by Tim Calkins.November 2, 2012Gauging the Performance of CEOs from Nonprofits and Government
Some troubling signs are found on the financial front when CEOs’ experience comes from beyond the corporate world.October 26, 2012Drucker’s Rule
Stephen M.R. Covey, author of Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy, and Joy in a Low-Trust World, introduces a lesson in structured listening from Talk, Inc.: How Trusted Leaders Use Conversation to Power Their Organizations, by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind.August 3, 2012All Fall Down
A review of The End, by Ian Kershaw.July 16, 2012 by Barbara KellermanA Level Playing Field for CEO Salaries
Compensation at public companies is only marginally higher than at private firms of the same size.June 22, 2012Strategy: An Executive’s Definition
What is a business strategy? It is the result of choices made to maximize long-term value.May 29, 2012 by Ken FavaroHow Friendship Pays Off at the Lending Desk
Personal connections between borrowers and bankers produce better results for both sides.May 29, 2012 by Matt PalmquistThe Case for the Brand Ideal
Behind many a successful product, there’s a sharply focused intention to improve lives.May 14, 2012 by Jim StengelThe Travails of the U.S. Auto Industry
A review of Once upon a Car, by Bill Vlasic.February 26, 2012 by David K. HurstLeaders Resolve Contradiction
Ronald Heifetz, coauthor, with Marty Linsky and Alexander Grashow, of The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World, introduces a lesson in leadership from Inside Coca-Cola: A CEO’s Life Story of Building the World’s Most Popular Brand, by Neville Isdell with David Beasley.February 3, 2012Highlights from the Decade
strategy+business published its first “Best Business Books” section in Winter 2001. Here, in retrospect, is the book from each year that we think was most significant.November 21, 2011The Challenge of Managing Innovation and the Core Business
Three leadership principles turn inherent conflicts into long-term growth.September 1, 2011How CEO Security Affects Investment Strategies
Fixed-term contracts encourage R&D and capital expenses, but only up to a point.August 12, 2011Remember the Cube
James M. Kouzes, coauthor (with Barry Z. Posner) of The Leadership Challenge, introduces a passage on the importance of remembering where you started that appears in From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership, by Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr.July 1, 2011The Stagecraft of Steve Jobs
How Apple’s CEO used narrative and dramatic techniques to manage his message.June 10, 2011Focus vs. Hocus-Pocus at Alberto-Culver
The CEO of this nimble cosmetics company explains the advantages of a small size and a coherent strategy.June 6, 2011 by James MarinoThe Art of the Business Narrative
Hollywood producer, executive, and entrepreneur Peter Guber makes the case that telling purposeful stories is an essential skill for leaders.May 24, 2011 by Art KleinerReaffirming Corporate Commitment
“What if” scenarios about a company’s early days — what if it had gone under or had never been founded — can bolster employee morale about the present and future.February 4, 2011Deconstructing a Liar
Leaders who tell falsehoods tend to swear more, specify less, and lack hesitation in their responses.December 17, 2010CEO Education and Company Performance
The educational pedigree of CEOs has no bearing on the long-term success of their companies.November 12, 2010
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