Leading Blog

APRIL 25, 2012

When we look at companies that have faced scandals such as recalls, ethical violations, or crimes, the problem often comes down to employees whose surprisingly positive behavior was distorted by a toxic culture and clueless leaders. Sticking to a budget. By the time he came to his senses, he was under arrest for accounting fraud.

Budgeting 285

Budgeting Banking Ethics Commitment 285

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

They use the term ‘metrics’ out of context. Their metrics are arbitrary, and they jerk the chains of sellers with figures that are unsubstantiated. Metrics are easily skewed and do not reflect the overall customer satisfaction. Quality is not something that managers assign others to achieve.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Leader and manager development and organizational culture are featured on the top of the Gartner list with HR technology, change management, and career management /internal mobility following closely. Companies also intend to reshape the manager pipeline that currently allows those unprepared for the role to take charge.

Trends 52

Trends Report Survey Loyalty 52

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Apart from the ethical and privacy issues at play here, this sounds to most advertisers as the holy grail, to be able to pay for only those audiences and people that fit your audience perfectly. To still proof value, the industry has come up with a metric called view-through conversions. Last click wins. The Mantra for Advertisers.

Advertising 58

Advertising Marketing Audience Video 58

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Not just those under attack for ethical lapses, accounting problems, or excessive compensation – retired college presidents are the latest to join corporate executives in the latter category. Much has been made of the distinction between leadership and management. Too many managers, not enough leaders, the critics say.

Management 8

Management Real Estate Information Technology Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

A company''s budgeting process is not only designed to prioritize where money is to be spent but also to remove the fear of spending it. The bad news is that a salesperson may have worked on a deal for most of the year only to find out that it was never truly budgeted. And of course, they want their employees to respect them as well.

Stress 8

Stress Uncertainty Committee Loyalty 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

I led the global management appraisal practice of our own executive search firm, Egon Zehnder. against the average scores for those metrics from all the executives in our worldwide database. However, only one of its senior managers had worked in more than a single business line. What we found was an incredible paradox.

Drotter 8

Drotter Charan Leadership Pipeline Short-term 8