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Hot Seat: Jeff Immelt at GE

Leading Blog

I N SEPTEMBER 2001, Jack Welch was a tough act to follow. In the wake of 9/11, GE’s people needed to hear, and to believe, that we had a plan and that, working together, they could help us execute it. And in 2001, the economic tailwinds that Welch enjoyed were about to shift. But numbers can hide looming issues until they don’t.

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The World’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Thinkers

N2Growth Blog

By Mike Myatt , Chief Executive Officer, N2growth . Every two years since 2001, Thinkers50 has published their ranking of the world’s top 50 management and leadership thinkers.

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Global Trade Has Widened The Pay Gap Within Firms

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers pooled together tax record data from the US Internal Revenue Service along with payroll data from each firm (including executive compensation), and export data from the US Border Customs. To explore this matter, the researchers looked specifically at China’s ascension to the World Trade Organisation in 2001.

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Why Is Strategy Execution So Hard? The Odds Are Against Us

Six Disciplines

Effective execution of strategy seems to be an elusive goal. As Fortune Magazine noted in 1982, "Less than 10% of strategies effectively formulated are effectively executed.". Fortune again noted in 1999, "In the majority of cases - we estimate 70% - the real problem isn't bad strategy -- it's bad execution.". Kaplan and D.

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Determining Your Top 5 Priorities for 2014

Michael Lee Stallard

Going beyond five annual priorities diminishes focus and jeopardizes effective execution by tending to overwhelm those responsible for implementation. For example, within a matter of hours following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, aircraft carriers, Aegis destroyers and cruisers were in position to protect America’s shores.

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Does Having A Black CEO Help Firm Performance?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers examined the performance of around 5,000 CEOs who had been appointed between 2001 and 2020. Thus, we likely have Black executives who would do quite well who simply are never given the chance to lead an organization,” the researchers conclude. The post Does Having A Black CEO Help Firm Performance?

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What Matters When Hiring External CEOs

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers analyzed 1,275 CEO appointments between 2001 and 2014, and found that neither the length nor breadth of the new CEOs’ experience had any bearing on the performance in their new firm. Research from the University of Zurich suggests that a major reason for this could be a misalignment between the firm and the new hire.

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