Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2014

Tom Falk, the CEO of Kimberly-Clark Corporation since 2002, talks about how the paper company is taking on environmental issues and has been practicing sustainability for 140 years. FALK : In 1996, I picked up responsibility for our Energy & Environment group. How do you decide which investments to make?

CEO 8

CEO Company Reputation Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Steve Jobs landed the number one spot in our ranking of the best CEOs in the world, published in HBR in January 2010. Unlike most rankings, it was based on a systematic analysis of stock-market performance among nearly 2,000 CEOs of the world's largest companies. There is a long build-up period, followed by a rapid increase.

CEO 12

CEO Collins Long-term Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

As a consequence, five of its CEOs have been non-American-born, including today's CEO, Turkish-born Muhtar Kent. Many global companies have followed Coke's lead by appointing foreign-born CEOs and executives. UK-born George Buckley, CEO of 3M, will be succeeded by Swedish-born Inge Thulin.

Competitive Advantage 12

Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 12

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

As people see the events as having a direct effect on the economy and their livelihood, they take notice and follow the stories more thoroughly. The term CEO has recently been held in disfavor. We decry CEOs for the same reasons that we formerly sainted and canonized them. The scandals are not all aired in public yet.

Ethics 60

Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 60

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

As for the water-main breaks, a lot of them are caused by guys digging up roads to lay cable. ” The best answer to this I can come up with is that while I really don’t know the answer, Powell and the cable industry make an awfully weak case for yes. electricity, transportation, and water networks mostly aren’t.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Industry GDP Transportation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Dear Meg: Becoming CEO of Hewlett-Packard is almost as big a deal as being Governor of California (your previous aspiration ) — and just as political. Here are four things you're up against, followed by four tips that every newly-anointed leader should heed. There's no time for either. You must get right to work.

Tips 10

Tips CEO Software Drucker 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

At Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health System, where I was CEO for 15 years, changing our model for physician reimbursement was one way we aimed to combat such practices and achieve value-based care. Physicians received their 20% innovation bonus. Insight Center. Measuring Costs and Outcomes in Healthcare. Sponsored by Medtronic.

Insurance 8

Insurance Cost Incentives Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course. These are the qualities I believe made him the best CEO, so far, of the 21st century: Humility and openness. They are innovating in ways that create virtuous circles for a generation or more."

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Might a company have the same DNA for its lifetime, but be able to innovate by expressing that DNA into new business models, organizational designs, and offerings? But the following stories suggest further exploration is warranted. The founder of Pokemon, Satoshi Tajiri , grew up outside Tokyo.

How To 8

How To Decentralization Environment Collins 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

points higher sales growth (including M&A) and also deliver higher long term total shareholder returns of up to 2.4%-points Unfortunately, these firms are rare—most follow a path towards lower exploration and risk falling into the success trap. 3M owes part of its innovative success to the “new product vitality index.”)

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2014

So while two of the three judges (the Clinton appointees) agreed that the FCC had the right to regulate broadband providers’ relationships with content providers (the FCC term is “edge providers”) even if it classified broadband as an information service, they didn’t think the agency had done it correctly up to now.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Open-book Content Information 8