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CEO Tenure Affects The Likelihood Of Recalling Unsafe Products

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Indiana University reveals, however, that rather than being purely driven by consumer needs, the propensity to recall products can instead be driven by the length of tenure of the company’s CEO. “This phenomena is even more likely when the previous CEO left under poor circumstances, becoming more blame-able.”

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Use the Right Scorecard

Lead Change Blog

Warren Buffett, business tycoon and the chairperson and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, says, “The big question about how people behave is whether they’ve got an inner scorecard or an outer scorecard. A good person can be a janitor just as easily as a CEO. It helps if you can be satisfied with an inner scorecard.”. Perfection is a mirage.

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Pfizer’s Straight Talk on Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

You can see evidence of Pfizer’s commitment in Ian Read’s letter to stakeholders the year after he became CEO: In 2011, we thoroughly explored what our culture is and how it needs to evolve. People are more committed and loyal to an organization that is ethical. The word “colleagues” conveys a greater level of respect for people.

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A Simple Act Elevates All. | Rich Gee Group

Rich Gee Group

It’s a comparison lost on nobody, least of all Rudy himself. You couldn’t help but be struck by the painful contrast between the two boys: The robust athlete cradling the pale, helpless child; the young man preparing to go out into the world carrying someone who never will. Can I ask you something?’’ Unported License.

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Posts from Top Leadership Bloggers

Michael Lee Stallard

Laura Schroeder at Working Girl clears the ground for a comparison between our workplaces and a popular TV show in The Gleeful Workplace. Lynn Dessert plants some thoughts about leadership development at Elephants at Work on Is Your Organization Teaching the Right Lessons to Build Executive Talent? That’s it for this month.

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Lessons from the Best Global Brands 2010: Building trust and.

Strategy Driven

To the general public, it has come to epitomize the dysfunction of Wall Street—the greed, risk and lack of ethics that drove profits over the last twenty years, but went relatively ignored until the recent collapse. Ives Sharon Drew Morgen Hank Moore Jamie P. Unlike Santander, Goldman lost sight of its brand promise.

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Connecting with the 'Overqualified' Job Candidate: Why the Highly.

Strategy Driven

The article points out that ‘overqualified’ candidates tend to show a better work ethic, stay, on average, longer than less qualified candidates, and as long as they are empowered are actually happy workers. Maribeth has personally consulted with some of the world’s most successful CEOs, entrepreneurs, and professionals.

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