Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

These differences in philosophy and approach frequently differentiate those who advance to and succeed at the executive level — and those who stay in the ranks of middle management. When you ask leaders how they build a strong management team, the answers are revealing.

Execution 14

Execution Team Chief Financial Officer Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2014

When it comes to specialist operations, experience is key, so he was going to visit each of them and then make a decision. However, when I spoke to him again, he had just decided where he was going to have the operation: in the hospital in his hometown in Spain. Good leaders don’t let their emotional bonds cloud their judgment.

Gordon 8

Gordon Strategy Decisionmaking Objective 8

Skip Prichard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

We often compare the typical experience of culture to operating a plane on autopilot. Organizations have standard ways of operating. Everyone wants to build a common bond with others, do meaningful work, and feel valued and respected. We make decisions, and then we barrel ahead into action.

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Succession Environment Learning-by-Doing Innovation 136