Remove 2009 Remove CEO Remove Human Resources Remove Innovation
article thumbnail

Top 16 Books for Human Resource and Talent Management Executives

Chart Your Course

The essence of the book is captured in the quote by Robert Eckert, former Mattel CEO: “As you go to work, your top responsibility should be to build trust.” It is one of the top selling business books of all time and a favourite among CEOs. Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (2009).

article thumbnail

3 Small Steps for a CEO, One Giant Leap for a Leader

In the CEO Afterlife

This infographic from the Wall Street Journal captured the typical work week of a Chief Executive Officer in November of 2009. Fast forward to 2012 and “answering e-mails” would surely bite into the time-starved CEO’s work week. Innovation starts with insight and progresses through disruptive hypotheses. The result was far more.

CEO 207
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service?

Blog 305
article thumbnail

Employee Engagement Articles

Chart Your Course

Why Your CEO and CFO Should Care About Employee Engagement TLNT, 2013. The Innovation Catalysts Harvard Business Review, June 2011. Economical Employee Engagement Human Resource Executive Online, January 2011. Neuroscience of Engagement Neuro Leadership Journal, 2009.

Article 100
article thumbnail

Rookie Talent: Avoiding a Kodak Moment

Leading Blog

The Kodak name became synonymous with a resistance to change, but it’s not just innovation the company lacked. Although the recession ended in 2009, here we are five years later and unemployment for Generation Y (1982-1995) remains near its cyclical peak across the world. Human Resources' I believe the answer is yes.

Film 150
article thumbnail

Board of Directors Resolution: Pay Attention to Culture

In the CEO Afterlife

During my tenure as a CEO, my Board of Directors never posed questions pertaining to corporate culture. Envision Google without innovators, or Zappos cutting corners on customer service. In 2009, Amazon bought Zappos for $1.2 They determine that next line of CEOs and they keep an eye on corporate performance.

Long-term 100
article thumbnail

Why Doesn't HR Lead Change?

Harvard Business Review

It's hard to find leaders of the human resources (HR) function who are active in helping their organization improve the way it works. In 2009 Tony Scibelli, Vice President of Human Resources and Operations at Faxton-St. In 2009 Tony Scibelli, Vice President of Human Resources and Operations at Faxton-St.