- 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.
The Stagecraft of Steve Jobs
June 10, 2011How Apple’s CEO used narrative and dramatic techniques to manage his message.Focus vs. Hocus-Pocus at Alberto-Culver
June 6, 2011 by James MarinoThe CEO of this nimble cosmetics company explains the advantages of a small size and a coherent strategy.The Art of the Business Narrative
May 24, 2011 by Art KleinerHollywood producer, executive, and entrepreneur Peter Guber makes the case that telling purposeful stories is an essential skill for leaders.Reaffirming Corporate Commitment
February 4, 2011“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.Deconstructing a Liar
December 17, 2010Leaders who tell falsehoods tend to swear more, specify less, and lack hesitation in their responses.CEO Education and Company Performance
November 12, 2010The educational pedigree of CEOs has no bearing on the long-term success of their companies.It Is about You
September 2, 2010Jon 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.Continual Prosperity
August 24, 2010 by David K. HurstA review of The Rational Optimist, by Matt Ridley.Bill Gore’s Formula for Failure
August 24, 2010Rich 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.The Rapid Rise of Executive Pay
August 13, 2010A few overinflated CEO compensation packages have led to a surge in overall chief executive pay over the past 20 years.Deal-making Booms and Busts
May 25, 2010 by David K. HurstA review of Gods at War, by Steven M. Davidoff.Three Degrees of Influence
May 25, 2010Keith Ferrazzi introduces a passage on the influential power of smaller social networks.Getting Back on Track
April 30, 2010Tony 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.The value of charisma
April 9, 2010The language that new CEOs use to describe their vision can influence securities analysts’ forecasts of firm performance.Every Time We Say Goodbye
November 24, 2009 by Bruce FeirsteinAn Antidote to Callousness
August 12, 2009Barbara Kellerman, author of Followership: How Followers Are Creating Change and Changing Leaders, introduces an excerpt on dealing with opponents of change from The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Techniques for Changing Your Organization and the World, by Ronald Heifetz, Alexander Grashow, and Marty Linsky.Leading Out of the Downturn
July 21, 2009 by Rob NortonThe most important task for corporate leaders, says consultant and author Steve Zaffron, is to reorient the minds of their employees toward a positive vision of the future.How Competition Affects Organizational Structures
May 26, 2009 by Bridget Finn and Michal Lev-RamTrade liberalization policies increase competition and lead to flatter firms.Season of the Witch
May 26, 2009 by Bruce FeirsteinHow LexisNexis Is Winning on the Web
May 19, 2009 by Russ MitchellCEO Andrew Prozes on why his company needed to transform itself to survive in the highly competitive online data and content marketplace.Getting Rid of Grades to Boost Performance
April 14, 2009 by Brian DiveThe practice of assigning letter grades to jobs has had perverse consequences. Aligning jobs with accountability is a much better idea.Here Come the Sogo Shosha
March 10, 2009 by William J. HolsteinJapan’s little-known trading companies are buying startup technology businesses in the U.S., hoping to catch the next wave of American economic growth.Dark Side of the Moon
November 25, 2008 by Bruce FeirsteinBack in the USSR
November 25, 2008 by Bruce Feirstein
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