CEO Conflict of Interest Ethics Leadership 
N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Moreover, governance excellence is synonymous with nurturing a culture of transparency, trust, and ethical behavior. A proficient board is a guiding light, offering leadership and oversight to fuel the realization of organizational objectives. When these facets meld seamlessly, governance excellence catalyzes organizational success.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 4, 2013
Is there a process in place for cultivating, identifying, and appointing not just this CEO, but the one after that? Berra was famous for his “Yogi-isms,” but this one contained an essential truth: inchoate strategies and ineffectual leadership generally go hand in hand. Will he or she collaborate with the board, or fight it?
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Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 19, 2011
This narrow focus on raising stock price by any means possible keeps companies from making long-term investments, protecting the interests of essential stakeholders like employees or customers, or taking much account of social welfare and ethical considerations in making business decisions. Shareholder eugenics." Compensation.
Strategy Driven
MARCH 11, 2011
Thus, when Lay (CEO of Enron) was chairing a charity drive, Lay asked for 100% participation from the client’s firm, and the client reciprocated by edicting donations from his 200+ employees. This client was a prime example of a leading CEO who served his community, profession and firm well. The Auditing Firm Employed by Enron.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 21, 2016
A paper by Daylian Cain, George Loewenstein, and Don Moore, published in the Journal of Legal Studies, demonstrates that when salespeople disclose conflicts of interest, destructive behavior can emerge down the line. Consider, for example, research I and several collaborators published in Leadership Quarterly.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
Imagine, for example, that you’re a pharmaceutical CEO deciding whether to recall a new drug. What the law actually says is quite different: the legal duty of managers is to serve the interests of the shareholders and the corporation. With gray area problems, you have to look hard at the economics and look past the economics.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 6, 2012
The first whistleblower — using facts — is former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford , who uncovered a huge accounting fraud at the company. In 2011, Woodford was asked to lead the Japanese maker of optical equipment, first as president (in April) then as CEO (in September). He then went public.
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