Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The realities of globalization, with increasing emphasis on emerging markets, present corporate leaders with enormous challenges in developing the leaders required to run global organizations. To understand these approaches, let's examine what leading global companies are doing: Create diversity among senior leadership.

Globalization 15

Globalization Leadership Development Development Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

But there is a deeper lesson to my story that I hope will help others build exceptional, and exceptionally diverse, teams. Ironically, my story is a story of overcoming my own biases about diversity—and then using these hard-won insights to build one of the most diverse leadership teams and board of directors in the world.

Team 12

Team Diversity CFO TSR 12

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

So it's no surprise that GE, P&G and IBM occupy the top three spots in Hay Group's seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership (BCL) ranking. Our study clearly shows that great leadership is a strong competitive advantage, with the top 20 BCL firms far outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark on shareholder returns.

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

New DDI research explores leadership differences between men and women and makes the case for gender diversity in the workplace. The research also provides a snapshot view and analysis of gender diversity across countries and industries. The disparity in gender diversity has little to do with competence levels.”

Diversity 120

Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2017

And what type of leadership will take us there? Chairman & CEO, Dow Chemical. Firms as diverse as Walmart and KKR are finding that reducing energy use and embracing renewable energy can be immediately profitable. Some of this work is in collaboration with other organizations. Marc Benioff. Richard Branson.

Project 8

Project Henderson Supply Chain Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Put the most strategic pieces into the hands of up-and-comers passing through the leadership-development revolving door? In addition, she believes that a few noted CHROs elsewhere are beginning to set the standard and become true leaders within their respective organizations. And HR’s credibility deficit doesn’t help the matter.

CFO 11

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The lure of establishing an organization that uses market mechanisms to achieve its mission is substantial. The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. Some are recent graduates.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

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). 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.

Open-book 9

Open-book Chemicals Chief Operating Officer Goleman 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2017

But the ones who really understand the issue see gender balance as not just a numbers game but part of a broader, more strategic cultural shift that includes developing leadership teams representing geographically diffuse markets. They tend to frame gender as one diversity dimension among many. How did he do it?

Diversity 8

Diversity CFO Globalization Video 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

In one of the most comprehensive global surveys of corporate directors to date, we found that they were very worried about developing and enacting strategic plans that will enable their organizations to succeed. In fact, in two practices in particular — "firing" and "leveraging diversity" — many companies fail dismally.

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

With the support of chemical companies , more than 170 countries also agreed to phase out HFCs , the high global-warming-potential chemicals used in air-conditioners and refrigerators everywhere. Others want to attract and retain diverse talent. The UN also agreed to slash emissions from the airline industry.

Energy 8

Energy Banking Chemicals Globalization 8