Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Tesla’s partners eventually sold Tesla Electric Light Company’s patents to George Westinghouse, CEO of the Westinghouse Electric Company. Being a corporate entrepreneur has a profound effect on both your reputation for innovation and your prospects for leadership opportunities. says Adobe CEO Shantanyu Narayen (#7 on our list). “I

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Tim Milburn

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Indeed, a diligent commitment to improving their already powerful position is what makes the Japanese a formidable competitor in the electronic and automotive industries. Focused leadership over time implies productive, useful perseverance. The late Bill McCowan, MCI’s former Chairman and CEO, did “his best to ban.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Indeed, a diligent commitment to improving their already powerful position is what makes the Japanese a formidable competitor in the electronic and automotive industries. Focused leadership over time implies productive, useful perseverance. The late Bill McCowan, MCI''s former Chairman and CEO, did "his best to ban.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

’’ As inspiring as those words may have been, Henry, the patriarch of a successful automotive parts business, wasn’t simply freeing his children to follow their dreams. So he watched with pride as each of his children found their own career path — one as a lawyer, one an artist, and the other a successful banker.

Company 8

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2012

CEO Kevin Systrom stepped back and cut out the clutter, paring it down into something people could understand and use inside 30 seconds. Most people aren't aware that the first iteration of Instagram, the simple and fun photo-sharing mobile app, was a bloated and feature-laden app called Burbn.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Does your COO have the best shot at becoming the next CEO? COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

The tightly-controlled automotive company fostered a mentality where the lower ranks faced immense pressure to achieve the company’s business objectives. The CEO of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002 was famous for his willingness to demote or fire employees who failed to meet expectations. .” billion in inflated profits.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2015

So when we faced such a challenge at Lear Corporation, a Fortune 200 automotive supplier with 136,000 employees worldwide, we knew the odds were against us. In order to make our success sustainable, we decided to roll out a new “leadership model” for our middle- and upper-level managers.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Toward a New Leadership Agenda. This remains a CEO’s prime responsibility, and it has become much harder in an era defined by lower growth, impatient investors, geopolitical uncertainty, and rapid technological change. To do so, business leaders must balance two apparently conflicting objectives. Essential background.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2014

In early April, following the news of faulty ignition switches and recall of more than 6 million cars, GM CEO Mary Barra announced a “Speak Up for Safety” program. “GM ” Second, Keller says that for years it was considered bad for your career if information filtered up to the highest ranks. It’s not my job.”

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