First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 2, 2011

Kets de Vries by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (Mqy 10, 2010), published by Booz & Company. To read the complete interview, please click here. * * * INSEAD’s expert on leadership development clarifies how self-awareness can break the destructive pattern of corporate narcissism.

Kleiner 75

Kleiner Self-aware Magazine Leadership Development 75

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

” In their seminal HBR piece , Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner outlined what senior leaders must do to close the strategy-to-execution gap. As the Japanese proverb goes, “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” employee engagement) and actual dialogue.

Execution 14

Execution Strategy Team Succession 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

When you are ready to raise money, scratch Sequoia, Kleiner, and maybe one or two other top dogs off your preview list. Some of these might be surprising or seem hard to follow. But, in my experience, they're good medicine. Never start your fundraising process by meeting the top funds first. This is non-negotiable.

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Advice Venture Funding Incubator 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2014

Public funders — the various state economic development agencies — don’t care about opportunities in the abstract, either, but about opportunities that create jobs, particularly where unemployment is raging. Vaunted valley VC, Eugene Kleiner said it well: “ The time to eat the hors d’oeuvres is when they’re being passed round.”

Finance 8

Finance Company How To Kleiner 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

GE and its venture capital (VC) partners such as Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital have invested $134 million (of $200 million allocated) in a small selection of these businesses. As many have pointed out, the horse-and-buggy companies did not develop the car. In 12 months, GE received an astonishing 5,000 business plans.

Innovation 12

Innovation Kleiner Entrepreneur Brand 12

Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Posted in Leadership Development [This post was co-written by Don Maruska, who is co-author of "Taking Charge of Your Talent" with Jay Perry.] As Don’s long-time friend and mentor, Eugene Kleiner of the Kleiner Perkins venture firm fame, observed, “Mental outlook trumps knowledge.” Leadership Development'

Kleiner 292

Kleiner Workshop Construction Mentor 292

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2017

Earlier this month, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins began the process of separating its cleantech investing from the rest of its fund. Ten years after Kleiner star John Doerr was moved to tears during his TED talk about climate change , there’s no longer any question that VCs’ interest in clean energy is waning.

Stage-Gate 9

Stage-Gate Kleiner Energy Proposal 9