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How To Increase Profits Through Gender-Balanced Leadership

Eric Jacobson

"While the global population is largely gender balanced, men hold eighty-five percent of senior leadership positions in public companies," states Melissa Greenwell , author of the new book, Money on the Table: How to Increase Profits Through Gender-balanced Leadership. Identify and communicate criteria for successful leadership.

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The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable

Harvard Business Review

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy The Irish Banking Crisis: A Parable 4:33 PM Monday November 29, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Once upon a time, there was a country where bankers disappeared.

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Can Nokia Reinvent Itself Again?

Harvard Business Review

Nokia, today’s telecommunications networking company, has made corporate transformation into an art form. Another existential crisis was well underway. In 1992, new CEO Jorma Ollila and his team made a decision that is iconic in the world of corporate reinvention, going all-in on the emerging telecommunications markets.

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Who's Really Responsible for P&G's Succession Problems?

Harvard Business Review

Where was its leadership bench? Why are so many companies struggling with a crisis of their leadership bench? aerospace & defense, construction & engineering, industrial conglomerates, professional services, textiles); IT & Telecommunications (e.g., What kind of signal did this choice send to P&G''s top managers?

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When Change Hits “Upside the Head”

You're Not the Boss of Me

While there were lessons to be learned about executing business disaster recovery plans and the positioning of Data Centres and telecommunications systems, Mr. Greenberg’s primary observations were less about that and more about the people, their courage, resilience and determination to pick up the pieces and move on. What about you?

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Outsider CEOs Are on the Rise at the World’s Biggest Companies

Harvard Business Review

Outsiders, in effect, have become more of an intentional leadership choice than a stereotypical hire in a turnaround or crisis situation. That helps explain why 38% of incoming CEOs in the telecommunications industry during the previous four years were recruited from outside the company. one of the authors of the study.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

Zimbabwe’s new leadership faces a challenging task. The land reforms triggered a series of events that spiraled into a major economic crisis and caused formal unemployment to soar to 90%. Years of economic mismanagement. Lower-income consumers also present a lucrative opportunity.