Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

Power is part of leadership, and it can be used in the service of others or for personal gain. And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. Transforming a really large entity also means reconciling the pace of change in the market with the rate and pace of change the organization can withstand.” How do we do that?

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Power Hammer CEO Human Resources 377

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

American leadership in the clean-energy sector extends beyond solar and wind to natural gas, which is much cleaner than other carbon-based fuels and is abundant in the United States. American companies have had to slash their margins to compete, and their share prices have been hammered as a consequence.

Energy 11

Energy Competitive Advantage Price Constraint 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

A lot of businesses have pursued social responsibility more out of their marketing departments or as some sort of charitable donation. But probably even more relevant, because it’s an insurance policy and not a grant it makes the capital of that charitable foundation go as far as what you think the default risk is.

Insurance 8

Insurance Bond Hedge Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

At least in the US, we seemed to have developed a sort of allergy to the idea of a CEO getting into policy-shaping. But whether European politicians will be able to hammer out a deal. But I think it's time to recognize that being involved in policy is not the same thing as being partisan.

Politics 8

Politics CEO Health Care Short-term 8