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Will Aetna CEO Transform Healthcare (and CEO Leadership While He’s at it)?

Michael Lee Stallard

At the 2015 World Business Forum in New York City, Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini laid out the most important vision at the conference: a vision to save healthcare. Bertolini’s dedication to the cause of reforming healthcare and actions as CEO make him a clear example of a servant leader. Servant Leadership Defined. Generic License.

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6 Defining Values of a Leadership Culture

N2Growth Blog

Twelve years after launching culture change consulting services, I am finally sitting down to write about six defining values of a leadership culture. No surprise that all six values rise and fall on leadership. In 2006, one of my CEO clients in Sarasota, FL shared with me his annual employee engagement survey.

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Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

It is hands-down the most popular leadership book of all time. He demonstrates that the ability to build trust is THE key leadership competency of the new global economy. The essence of the book is captured in the quote by Robert Eckert, former Mattel CEO: “As you go to work, your top responsibility should be to build trust.”

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Preview Thursday: No Ego by Cy Wakeman

Lead Change Blog

My entry into Reality-Based Leadership started with the Open-Door Policy. For the first time, I would be leading a team, which got me a free ticket to the Human Resources boot camp for managers. Designed to prepare me for my new organizational role, it was a crash course in the current conventional wisdom around leadership.

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What I Wish I Knew as a CEO That I Learned Later in HR

Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

I first became aware of Les Hayman in July 2012 when I read his excellent guest post for Gurprriet Siingh – “ Transforming HR – How a CEO did it.” You’ll find much practical advice, whether you are a CEO or desire to be a better leader at any level. ” Les was uniquely qualified to write this post.

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Where There’s No Margin for Toxic Leadership

Harvard Business Review

But building a consistently strong top leadership team is difficult for at least three reasons: the tendency to be loyal to existing members, the lack of management depth to promote from, and many CEOs’ lack of experience in many functional areas. Back in 2001, it was growing rapidly. Four months later the CEO fired him.

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Corporate Universities Should Reflect a Company’s Ideals

Harvard Business Review

Here are some of GE’s principles for achieving those essential aims: A leadership institute should reflect the company’s leadership ideals. It is an expression of a company’s ideal for leadership excellence. Deep leadership involvement is essential. Establishing a corporate university is a big deal.