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Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study

Great Leadership By Dan

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. Given the number of baby boomers expected to retire between now and 2030 (the last group of baby boomers reach of the age of 65 in 2030, and, of course, some may choose to work past age 65) organizations need to prepare others to take over leadership roles.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

What happened to being rewarded for consistent, quality work over the long-term? In contrast to “transformational” and “authentic” leadership, which has been criticized for being fuzzy and wishy-washy , “fitness leadership,” as we refer to it, offers a more concrete approach.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

” Toby did everything his father asked, joining The Bozzuto Group in 2001 as a development associate. He eventually headed up the company’s development business before becoming the company’s president in 2013. manufacturer of high-quality hooded sweatshirts sold directly to consumers. ”

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 3 of 4

Strategy Driven

So also should diversity, branding, quality, marketing, re-engineering and other important processes. Having done so put the city in the position of responding to the unthinkable on September 11, 2001. This is regarded as a premiere textbook case of quality crisis management. Quality of life issues were addressed.

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5 Ways the Best Companies Close the Strategy-Execution Gap

Harvard Business Review

Leadership then specifies a plan that it believes will position the company to win in this predicted future. This mindset focuses leadership on making near-term decisions with the longer-term destination in mind, but it doesn’t presume that there is only one path from here to there. Webvan was forced to cease operations by 2001.

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business Review

That quality made him (arguably) the quintessential HBR author. I’ll fast-forward through the next decade, when Garvin, trained in operations, helped to answer the question much of America was obsessed with at the time: How Japanese automakers could make higher-quality, more-reliable cars than Americans, while charging less for them.