A Level Playing Field for CEO Salaries
Compensation at public companies is only marginally higher than at private firms of the same size.
Strategy: 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, 2010It Is about You
Jon R. Katzenbach, coauthor of Leading Outside the Lines: How to Mobilize the (in)Formal Organization, Energize Your Team, and Get Better Results, introduces a passage on the importance of self-awareness from Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best…and Learn from the Worst, by Robert I. Sutton.September 2, 2010Continual Prosperity
A review of The Rational Optimist, by Matt Ridley.August 24, 2010 by David K. HurstBill Gore’s Formula for Failure
Rich Teerlink, author, with Lee Ozley, of More Than a Motorcycle, introduces a passage on how managers can empower their workforce, from Freedom, Inc., by Brian M. Carney and Isaac Getz.August 24, 2010The Rapid Rise of Executive Pay
A few overinflated CEO compensation packages have led to a surge in overall chief executive pay over the past 20 years.August 13, 2010Deal-making Booms and Busts
A review of Gods at War, by Steven M. Davidoff.May 25, 2010 by David K. HurstThree Degrees of Influence
Keith Ferrazzi introduces a passage on the influential power of smaller social networks.May 25, 2010Getting Back on Track
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com and author of Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose, introduces a lesson on how to rally employees around a unified plan from Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.April 30, 2010The Value of Charisma
The language that new CEOs use to describe their vision can influence securities analysts’ forecasts of firm performance.April 9, 2010Every Time We Say Goodbye
November 24, 2009 by Bruce Feirstein
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