Harvard Business Review
MARCH 12, 2014
As CEO fit decreased, Ballmer’s performance followed and he was pressured out of the job in late 2013. In the late 1990’s, Home Depot’s rapid growth had outpaced its corporate infrastructure and was hiding serious cost management challenges. Boards Leadership Strategy'
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
And that question is likely to be answered in the affirmative if the directors have managed to avoid the Peter Principle. Great at mid-level, the managers were not game-ready for the next level. Or consider managed-health care provider Humana’s decision in 2013 to recruit an outsider as its next chief executive.
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