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Does Having A Black CEO Help Firm Performance?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers examined the performance of around 5,000 CEOs who had been appointed between 2001 and 2020. They found that when a Black CEO was appointed, the average share price rose such that the median firm was able to see a boost of nearly $50 million in market capitalization. first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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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.

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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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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. Leadership Lessons. Southwest Airlines Fall From Grace.

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Hot Seat: Jeff Immelt at GE

Leading Blog

I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow. The day after Jeffrey Immelt became CEO of General Electric, he had an even bigger challenge to deal with—the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In his twenty years as CEO, GE’s value had risen 4,000 percent. Jack Welch led GE to some impressive numbers.

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Leadership Lessons in Southwest Airline’s Fall From Grace

Modern Servant Leader

There are leadership lessons in Southwest Airline’s fall from grace. The company has been a servant-leadership darling since it’s inception and co-founder Herb Kelleher applied the principles for decades before stepping down as CEO in 2001. So what went wrong and what can leaders learn from the example?

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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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