Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

As these examples illustrate, CEOs not only need a new set of beliefs , they need the courage of their convictions to act on those beliefs. Lafley has noted, the best time to gain market share is when your competitors are in retreat. As former Procter & Gamble CEO A.

CEO 13

CEO Benchmarking Long-term Banking 13

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

As a recent example, a simple background check would have saved the Yahoo board the trouble of ousting Scott Thompson , the company's fourth CEO in five years, because he falsely claimed a computer science degree. Jeff Skilling, as a condition of his employment at Enron, insisted the company adopt mark-to-market accounting.

Management 12

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Why, for example, can't we have continuously updated earnings releases — that let us see what companies are earning in real-time — for a continuously connected world? My guess is that, like updating GDP for the 21st century, real-time corporate reporting could create new markets, companies, and much-needed jobs.

GDP 15

GDP Hypercompetition IPO Information 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

” Whether in marketing or sales, it often feels like jobs are contingent on external circumstances, the whims of executives, strategic pivots, and shareholder demands. This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic.

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2011

In the early 1980s, for example, at least some partners — Bob Waterman, co-author of In Search of Excellence , among them — counseled gradual, quiet expansion, this to maintain the top-flight quality of the consultancy's people and its work. billion to $3.4 Others decried what they saw as a lowering of hiring standards. "I

McKinsey 14

McKinsey Consultative Waterman Intellectual Capital 14

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

This client was a prime example of a leading CEO who served his community, profession and firm well. The Enron scandals of 2001 and 2002 focused only upon cooked books audit committees and deal making. Enron did not demand enough accountability, fairness, ethics and operational autonomy from its outside auditor.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57