Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2014

But new strategies and structures are squarely in the board’s domain, and we have seen any number of governing boards innovating with, not just monitoring, management. Dennis Carey, Ram Charan, and Michael Useem are offering a two-day program on “Boards That Lead” at Wharton Executive Education on June 16-17, 2014.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

In the July/August issue of HBR , Ram Charan argues that the Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) role should be eliminated, with HR responsibilities funneled in two separate directions — administration , led by traditional HR-types, reporting to the CFO; and talent strategy , led by high-potential line managers, reporting to the corner office.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

A few months ago, Ram Charan proposed splitting HR into two parts: one to oversee leadership and organization, and one to handle administration. Together, they understand labor market trends and instructional design, which can inform a company’s strategy to “build” or “buy” talent. That was a useful conversation starter.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2013

While the obvious decisions that CEOs need to get right involve strategy and competitive advantage, too many executives delegate away three critical decisions that they need to own: decisions about goals, resource allocation, and people. It was the first time a vice chair would be based in an emerging market.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Ten years later, it could produce, albeit with extraordinary measures, 5,000 cars a month and had a higher market value than Ford’s. Under his leadership, CBS turned from the last-place butt of jokes into a first-place powerhouse. Google brought in Eric Schmidt as CEO until co-founder Larry Page was ready for the position.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. Are the firm’s strategy and activist’s agenda well aligned?

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

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Eric Jacobson

JULY 21, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! If revenue is down, or if youve lost a large customer, or if a new competitor has entered the market, let your team know. It's always been an important act of leadership to be authentic about good and bad news.

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 21, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! How test marketing is critical. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro. Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Eric Jacobson

AUGUST 4, 2010

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 9, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership Welcome! One recommendation is to at least include members of your management team, sales team, marketing team and research team when you ask the five questions. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

Ram Charans recommendation is wrong. A similar proposal to Split Finance would likely have been rejected out of hand by organization leaders (and Harvard Business Review editors), because its obvious that the Finance function must fit the organization strategy and leader capabilities. Lets be clear.

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Charan Finance Human Resources Supply Chain 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In today’s rapidly changing markets, with digital disruption looming over every business, this question has never been more important. Leadership is changing — fast. Ram Charan spoke to HBR about this several years ago in the context of “making tough calls.” Insight Center. The 21st-Century CEO.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

This company, which stretched into all sorts of industries and markets, offering numerous strategic challenges, should have been an ideal training ground for executives. The sad part is that all of them had started off strong: they were engineers with an average tenure of more than 20 years in R&D and product strategy and marketing.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And they receive little on-the-job training to develop skills such as how to allocate short- and long-term resources, how to provide developmental feedback, or how to effectively handle conflict – leadership skills needed to run a vibrant business. Building a Physician Leadership Pipeline. The Dyad Model and Its Limitations.

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