Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

This argument was derided by IT supply-side executives such as Steve Ballmer, Carly Fiorina, and Scott McNealy, but CEOs quietly applauded it. In fact, CEOs avoid IT like the plague. Because they distance themselves from IT, CEOs don''t grasp its subtleties. They had suspected all along that IT really doesn''t matter.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2013

Have you ever pondered what you''d ask the CEO if you were made chairman of the board for 10 minutes and could pose one question? Nothing about markets or strategies — CEOs have canned answers for that kind of thing. You''d want a question that would strip away the cloak of invincibility and reveal the CEO''s innermost fears.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2011

This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. The recent ups and downs of the global financial markets have placed a lot of scrutiny on CEOs, corporate boards and executive teams to deliver stakeholder value that can withstand the fluctuations. As a CEO leading a global U.S.-based

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

CEOs are on the hunt to understand who has done what, and who has succeeded. In 2011 GE, the company famous for exporting great leaders, imported one when it recruited Bill Ruh from Cisco to lead GE’s push into software and analytics. But others know it is not going away and that they have no choice but to transform the company.

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