Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 22, 2014
Among Fortune 500 CEOs , only six are black, eight are Asian, and eight are Hispanic. Top jobs are given to those who also look and act the part, who manifest “executive presence” (EP). According to new CTI research (PDF) , EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get the next promotion.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 30, 2013
Leaders have long recognized that an inherently diverse workforce “matches the market” and confers a competitive edge by recognizing the unmet needs of consumers and clients like themselves. Leadership roles are given to those who also look and act the part, who manifest “executive presence” (EP). Be a more active ally.
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Harvard Business Review
JULY 17, 2014
Moving up in an organization depends on looking and acting like a leader, on being perceived as having “executive presence” (EP). According to research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get to the next promotion.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
Just under 1,000 companies account for half of the world's market capitalization, Eccles notes. The oft-cited CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman, announced the company's Sustainable Living Plan , saying to investors: "if you don't buy into [our long-term value model], I respect you as a human being, but don't put your money in our company.".
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 9, 2015
.” Keiretsu “was widely seen as a great Japanese strength,” Summers notes, “yet even apart from Japan’s manifest macroeconomic difficulties, Japanese companies lacking market discipline have squandered leads in sectors ranging from electronics to automobiles to information technology.” years in 2002 to 7.2
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 3, 2016
When Robert Iger, Disney chair and CEO, purchased Pixar for $7.4 So he struck a deal with then CEO Steve Jobs to buy Pixar. During a six-month period from December 2015 to May 2016 , Disney has cleaned the clock with a 25% market share in box office with Star Wars sequel, the Jungle Book , and Captain America: Civil War.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 6, 2016
Four hundred seventy-one companies in the S&P 500 bought back stock last year, and 372 companies expanded their dividends — actions undertaken in spite of the need to invest heavily to keep up with global market changes. Investors in this long-term class are those like Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock.
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