The Human(e) Factor: Nurturing a Leadership Culture
Managing means more than barking orders. Personality, even charisma, is an important part of the leadership skill set. So are compassion, sensitivity, benevolence, and kindness.
The Talent War Is a Losing Battle
January 9, 2002 by Jeffrey PfefferAn Interview with Paul M. Romer
Stanford university economics professor Paul Romer explains how the knowledge economy is creating monopoly power and changing the nature of competition. This stems from the ability of knowledge-based industries to generate increasing returns by capturing as much market share as possible. Unlike traditional monopolies, however, information age giants will face being superseded by new entrants and little danger exists of permanent monopolies -- even in an industry like software.November 20, 2001 by Joel KurtzmanBest Business Books: CEO Memoirs
Ernest Hemingway, CEO: When Executives Become AuthorsOctober 1, 2001 by James O'TooleBest Business Books: Leadership
Dreamers with DeadlinesOctober 1, 2001 by Bruce A. PasternackForget Your Troubles, Come On, Get Fired
Personal performance lagging? Colleagues at each other's throats? It's time for a change — for your company's good and your own.July 1, 2001 by Jan Dyer Torsilieri and Chuck LucierDon’t Reengineer. Realign
July 1, 2001 by Jeffrey W. Bennett and Steven B. HedlundZealot Profile: Siegfried Woldhek
World Wide Fund for Nature, The Netherlands Director, Action NetworkApril 1, 2001 by Art KleinerZealot Profile: Jack Berkowitz
American Lawyer Media Inc., Vice President for Strategic PlanningJanuary 1, 2001 by Robert RatnerZealots Rising: The Case for Practical Visionaries
"Revolutionaries" and "change agents" can keep companies vibrant. But to drive profitable growth, now and tomorrow, you need leaders who can create value, align people to value, and deliver value.January 1, 2001 by Paul Branstad and Chuck LucierThe Organization vs. The Strategy: Solving the Alignment Paradox
It's not vision that makes a company successful. What sets the top performers apart is the organizational models they develop to realize their aspirations.October 1, 2000 by Jeffrey W. Bennett, Thomas E. Pernsteiner, Paul Kocourek, and Steven B. HedlundOpen for Business: Leadership Lessons from the Open Source Movement
Open Source is more than a software movement, three new books argue. It's a crucial business tool.October 1, 2000 by Michael SchrageFrom Bricks to Clicks: The Four Stages of E-volution
While most U.S. companies have passed through their digital infancy, time is running out for critical decisions on mission, leadership, processes, structure, and talent.July 1, 2000 by Jill Albrinck, Gil Irwin, Gary L. Neilson, and Dianna SasinaOnline Exchanges: The Death of Innovation?
July 1, 2000 by C.V. RamachandranBeyond Stupid, Slow and Expensive: Reintegrating Work to Improve Productivity
Division of labor soon will be supplanted by a new paradigm — the reintegration of work.October 1, 1999 by Charles E. Lucier and Jan Dyer TorsilieriAn Interview with Michel Bon
April 1, 1999 by Joel KurtzmanAn Interview with Howard Gardner
January 1, 1999 by Joel KurtzmanBuilding the High Impact Sales Force: The Investment You Can't Afford Not to Make
October 1, 1998 by Benson P. Shapiro, Adrian J. Slywotzky, and Stephen X. DoyleAn Interview with Jeffrey Pfeffer
July 1, 1998 by Joel KurtzmanThe Centerless Corporation: A Model for Tomorrow
High-performance companies are structured around knowledge, people, values and coherence. They know what they stand for. They also know how to share services.July 1, 1998 by Bruce A. Pasternack and Albert J. ViscioConstrained Change - Unconstrained Results
History teaches that to get lasting results from a change program, it is vital to begin with a vision of the future and create incentives that motivate people to achieve those ends.July 1, 1998 by Jeffrey W. BennettCompeting Through Innovation: The Case of Broderbund
As product life-cycles become shorter, the ability to innovate becomes a more important factor. But how do you innovate consistently? And how do you manage creative people whose jobs require them to "think differently"? Broderbund shows the way.April 1, 1998 by Glenn RifkinGame Theory: The Developer's Dilemma, Boeing vs. Airbus
April 1, 1998 by Martin KretschmerHow 'Gen X' Managers Manage
Generation X managers are different from those in the baby boom generation. They are more skeptical, cooler and have different values. The way to get this independent group to perform is to make them understand.January 1, 1998 by Jay A. CongerWhy Knowledge Programs Fail: A C.E.O.'s Guide to Managing Learning
What is the purpose of a company's knowledge program? To improve at a rate faster than the competition.October 1, 1997 by Charles E. Lucier and Jan Dyer Torsilieri
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