Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Warren Buffett is rightfully admired for his investment record as chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, which has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by more than 10% annually during his 50-year tenure. The company does not ask for budgets, financial forecasts, or strategy documents. DAVE WHEELER FOR HBR.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Supply Chain Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

Recognizing that the company's command-and-control culture wouldn't work in the 21st century, he defined leadership as leading by values and created a unique collaborative organizational structure. These are the qualities I believe made him the best CEO, so far, of the 21st century: Humility and openness. He's personable, but blunt.

Globalization 15

Globalization Golden Parachute Short-term Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2015

Although it has no natural resources, Singapore has succeeded by investing large portions of its public budget in education, a strong civil service, and the development of great leaders, proactively moving its economy away from basic manufacturing, to higher value, technology-based manufacturing, then to knowledge-based R&D sectors.

GDP 8

GDP Porter Education Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Not just those under attack for ethical lapses, accounting problems, or excessive compensation – retired college presidents are the latest to join corporate executives in the latter category. to new CEOs with a vision their stakeholders won’t rally behind that won’t guarantee results anyway. Execution Leadership'

Management 8

Management Real Estate Information Technology Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The general counsel, not the senior partner in the law firm, is now often the go-to counselor for the CEO and the board on law, ethics, public policy, corporate citizenship, and country and geopolitical risk. . — and increasingly in Europe and Asia — are not mentioned: 1.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Trends Crisis Definition 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2014

70% of corporate CEOs think that business is too much focused on the short-term. According to research conducted by the Ethics Resource Center: Employees of organizations steal 10 times more than do shoplifters. 29% of the work force wants their boss’ job. The human brain has more than 300 million component parts.

Budgeting 77

Budgeting Succession Consultative Crisis 77

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Examples: This company reflects the character of its CEO. The wise CEO is one who listens to others, surrounds himself-herself with smart people and fosters a spirit of teamwork. We’re too worried about __ (some item in the news… the latest source of gossip).

Budgeting 72

Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 72

Strategy Driven

JUNE 7, 2013

Its CEO (John Y. Ethics cannot be edicted from afar. The ethical conduct of business has a direct relationship on the ability to grow and prosper.). The Big Picture of Business: Putting Budgeting Into Perspective, The Bigger Picture of Strategic Planning. Colonel Sanders died in 1979. ’ I commissioned focus groups.

Franchising 60

Franchising Budgeting Pryor Consultative 60

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Curiously, that charity has been clouded by public investigations of questionable ethics and dubious fund-raising practices. They pay great sums to so-called ‘political consultants’ but will not consider asking CEOs and seasoned business executives for meaningful policy advice. He found other warm bodies.

Committee 51

Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 51

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

Japan’s educational institutions and cultural work ethic give its managers a jump-start in their careers, but most companies don’t continue the development process as far as it could go. In sum, none were suitable candidates to succeed the CEO. What we found was an incredible paradox. But that potential had been squandered.

Drotter 8

Drotter Charan Leadership Pipeline Short-term 8