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How SWOT Analysis Harms Leaders

Lead Change Blog

Groupthink. One particularly big problem is known as groupthink , where groups tend to coalesce around the opinions of a powerful leader. Martha, the CEO of a Midwestern healthcare company for whom I started consulting in early 2016, showed me her SWOT analysis from mid-2015.

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How To Act And Think Like A Leader

Eric Jacobson

And that's exactly what author and London Business School professor Herminia Ibarra has done with her 2015 global bestseller, Act Like A Leader, Think Like A Leader. Herminia Ibarra Today, Ibarra shares this update: Question : When you wrote your book in 2015 did you think you would ultimately publish an updated edition?

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Urban Meyer, Ohio State Football, and How Leaders Ignore Unethical Behavior

Harvard Business Review

Meyer claimed to have not known about Smith’s behavior, but evidence emerged that he had knowledge of domestic abuse claims back in 2015. To avoid groupthink regarding ethical challenges, organizations should have people in the decision-making process who represent a broad host of stakeholders.

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CEOs Explain How They Gender-Balanced Their Boards

Harvard Business Review

According to a 2015 Spencer Stuart Study , boards strongly prefer to recruit active CEOs or COOs to join their ranks, with 65% of respondents expressing this preference. The CEOs also said that a major impediment to gender parity on the board is the focus on electing C-suite-level board directors.

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Why You Need Both Knowledge and Wisdom

Strategy Driven

Groupthink is a real thing. Today, Drew’s heart to help business owners leverage the influence of their business platform for eternal impact is at the core of Acumen which he founded late in 2015. For example, be careful what kind of company you keep. Bad company corrupts good morals. Did your mother ever tell you that?

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