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Are Veterans More Ethical Leaders?

LDRLB

A recently completed working paper by Efaim Benmelech of Harvard and Carola Frydman of Boston University, studied companies run by CEOs with military experience from 1980 to 2006 with the intent of examining whether military experience led to a signature leadership style. In modern times, only 8 percent of CEOS have prior military service.

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Leaders Make Values Visible

Marshall Goldsmith

Companies have wasted millions of dollars and countless hours of employees’ time agonizing over the wording of statements that are inscribed on plaques and hung on walls. ” There is an implicit hope that when people – especially managers – hear great words, they will start to exhibit great behavior.

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The Glass Cliff: Opportunity or Threat for Rising Strategistas?

LDRLB

In 2004, Michelle Ryan and Alex Haslam, two professors from the University of Exeter, coined a new, more accurate term that describes a challenge that modern Strategistas face: The Glass Cliff. But of course, they’ve overcome one obstacle only to face another. off of the eggshells onto a firm and secure path.

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Fallacy of ‘If They Understand, They Will Do’

Marshall Goldsmith

Companies have invested millions of dollars to develop profiles that describe the desired behavior for leaders of the future. Leaders who are not working for a company that describes desired leadership behavior can read books on the topic. The company had developed a well-thought-out profile of desired leadership behaviors.

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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. Recently, his company needed a web designer. We attended activist training together, went for lunch in Chinatown, and kept in loose contact through our organizing efforts.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. Kristi Daeda ​"I help individuals and companies make the most of talent. Czar "I rescue troubled companies. Pioneer in wellness and prevention programs, disease management and population health."

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When Your Company Has a Problem It Can’t Ignore

Harvard Business Review

Indeed, in a family business, an unignorable moment may never be known outside the immediate family, although it impacts the whole company. Consider the soul-searching that must have gone on at Merck in 2004 when its management finally made the decision to remove Vioxx from the market. Crisis management Ethics Leadership'

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