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How Johnson & Johnson and American Express Are Developing Young Leaders

Harvard Business Review

workforce — and companies will increasingly grapple with how to accelerate the development of those individuals for leadership positions. Disclosure: One of us, Ron, serves on the board of directors of American Express and Johnson & Johnson, and these companies are members of The Conference Board.) American Express.

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Health Systems Need to Completely Reassess How They Manage Costs

Harvard Business Review

The middle layers spend their entire days in meetings or on conference calls, traveling to meetings outside the hospital, or negotiating contracts with vendors. However, doing this with blanket eliminations of layers carries a risk: inadvertently pruning away the next generation of leadership talent.

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