Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Norway has had a quota since 2002, and women now make up more than 40% of board members. In other words, diversity — especially gender diversity — unlocks growth. Many companies are already putting admirable efforts and resources into strengthening a diverse pipeline of women and minorities.

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Diversity McKinsey Incentives Proposal 15

Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Eichenger and Michael Lombardo According to Day and Lord (1986), differences in the quality of executive leadership explain as much as 45 percent of an organization’s performance. Zenger and Folkman (2002) report that the top 10% of leaders produce five times as much net profit as the bottom 10 %, and twice as much as average leaders.

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Agility Leadership Goleman ROI 120

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2012

But in a world in which bringing managers in every year for a week of offsite training is so 1960s, how do you make the leadership development process relevant to the global economy? Randy MacDonald: "We observed that 80% of leadership development is based on work experience. In China, or Brazil, diversity is defined differently.

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Globalization Human Resources Diversity Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

They are remarkably open to talented people from diverse backgrounds, and are highly skilled at giving future leaders the knowledge and experience they need to lead successfully in the global economy. Here at Harvard Business School, Dean Nitin Nohria has revamped HBS's MBA curriculum to emphasize practical leadership and global experiences.

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Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. In 2002 Palmisano succeeded a legendary leader in Lou Gerstner, who saved IBM from being broken up and put it on a viable course.

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Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It is the more versatile, general-purpose charities — including such well-known, diverse institutions as The United Way Worldwide and the Salvation Army — that are faring the worst. Our own research on organizational strategy and leadership more broadly suggests a reason. Why the disparity?

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Crisis Mayo Strategy Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Upon his retirement in 2002, Bill invented a new life and purpose (by making little bets, I might add shamelessly) to write and to teach. The new book is about how to create a great personal board of directors or tribe, along with all the norms, practices, and feedback mechanisms to support your leadership (and life).

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Open-book Chemicals Chief Operating Officer Goleman 9

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Yet, most CEOs were never trained on how to be CEOs, with all the responsibility, people skills, leadership and ethical management that must go along with the job. Congress enacted the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate reform legislation, in 2002. Young and mid-executives never were adequately groomed for lasting leadership.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

in 2002, and should touch 2.0% Innovation thrives in a culture of diversity where people don’t feel the compulsion to fit in and where those with strong backbones are likely to be viewed as heroes. Some argue that China is already well on its way to becoming a global innovation power that will rival the US and Europe.

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Innovation Globalization Venture Capitalist GDP 8

Tanveer Naseer

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Perhaps most critically, the key fault with so many of these business and leadership articles on generational differences is that there’s no evidence-based, empirical studies to back up their assertions. 1) Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project Spring Tracking Survey 2013. Badger J.M., Severt J.B & Gade P.A.

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P&L Fraser Motivation Organizational Behavior 264

Lead on Purpose

OCTOBER 20, 2012

Some understand how to work with diverse personalities and know what it takes to keep people focused. Here are five of the most common leadership style and guidelines on when to use them. Guest post by Stephen Meyer. What makes Project Managers successful? Of course, there’s no single answer to this question.

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Leadership Styles Project Management Succession 244