In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Somehow he was able to see the unseen, and marshal Apple’s resources to deliver the innovative products that fulfilled his view of what lied ahead. Fundamentally, the leadership style or the skillset required of a CEO in one environment may be the kiss of death in another. Can a good “start-up” CEO guide a mature organization?

CEO 213

CEO Human Resources Bureaucracy Maturity 213

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Somehow he was able to see the unseen, and marshal Apple’s resources to deliver the innovative products that fulfilled his view of what lied ahead. Fundamentally, the leadership style or the skillset required of a CEO in one environment may be the kiss of death in another. Can a good “start-up” CEO guide a mature organization?

CEO 122

CEO Bureaucracy Maturity Human Resources 122

LDRLB

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Somehow he was able to see the unseen, and marshal Apple’s resources to deliver the innovative products that fulfilled his view of what lied ahead. Fundamentally, the leadership style or the skillset required of a CEO in one environment may be the kiss of death in another.

CEO 100

CEO Bureaucracy Maturity Human Resources 100

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2017

Many leading companies such as Airbnb, Spotify, Google, Amazon and Microsoft have adopted Agile as a way of managing innovation and product development. Self-managed teams with limited hierarchy and bureaucracy are explicit features of such organizational models.

Agility 8

Agility White Paper How To Metrics 8

Chart Your Course

JUNE 30, 2016

Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, Christensen presents a set of rules for capitalising on the phenomenon of “disruptive innovation.”. Welch is perhaps the most famous CEO-turned-leadership-author and a vocal advocate of HR. Human Resource Champions (1996). By David Ulrich.

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Talent Management Resources Ulrich 100

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

Frustrated employees were complaining about the lack of amenities — such as child care facilities — on campus and the stifling bureaucracy which, for instance, made expense reimbursment a time-consuming process. AppHaus truly embodies SAP's frugal innovation philosophy.

Innovation 9

Innovation Attrition Software Globalization 9

Mark Sanborn

MARCH 22, 2022

Don’t let bureaucracy, slow decision making and outdated rules slow the process. Tom Peters famously said, “Ready, Fire, Aim” which was as much about innovation and experimentation as taking action. Compare the four leadership styles below. Experimentation: trying new things or old thing in new ways.

Agility 121

Agility Contingency Plans Crisis Learning-by-Doing 121