In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Moving on your instincts is not seat-of-the-pants leadership. Competitive advantage, not information, is power. Now, I don’t want anyone to think that I don’t value information technology. That meant making the call without all of the information, and not fretting about it, but being glad of it.

Power 100

Power Competitive Advantage Airlines Information 100

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. Let’s bring management skills back into leadership.

Management 8

Management Real Estate Information Technology Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Above all, it requires strong resolve and adept leadership. Through our experience working alongside many of them, we’ve identified five leadership imperatives: 1. For example, as of July 2014, fewer than 20 percent of patients were completing outcomes assessments electronically, and instead submitted paper questionnaires.

Health Care 8

Health Care Mayo Long-term Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

For example, when new executive leaders join organizations, one of their first acts may be to freeze major expenditures and reevaluate all requests. For example, I remember one information technology decision-maker telling me, "There''s no such thing as picking the wrong solution so long as it helps you land your next job.".

Stress 8

Stress Uncertainty Committee Loyalty 8