Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Investors will not only have the potential for a decent rate of return but can be secure in the knowledge that they’re "part of the social mission to cure.". On the other, startups with women as CEOs – not simply VPs or boardmembers – are more likely to do poorly. So how do you pay for it? SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED (I’M SORRY).

Marketing 8

Marketing Rate of Return Disruptive Innovation Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Once the strategic vision is in place, senior leadership, including the CEO, will need to champion it personally in order to overcome institutional resistance and break down silos between departments. Another critical piece of the puzzle is acquiring the right capabilities.

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Early Adopters Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2015

All Saints Rector Ed Bacon (if you’re not Episcopalian, think of him as the CEO of the enterprise) doesn’t believe those are the right questions. Instead, its leadership wondered how to gauge the transformation of people that Bacon identified as the real objective. Is that good? Would 9,000 be much better?

Drucker 8

Drucker Objective Self-aware Rate of Return 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

I departed Washington in the midst of these rumblings to attend a forum of Africa's leading CEOs. Here's a quick sample of the scheduled participants: Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dangote Cement. Mo Ibrahim, founding CEO of Celtel. Issad Ribrab, CEO of Cevital. He's building a $2 billion fertilizer plant in his native Nigeria.

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty CEO Chief Executive Officer Short-term 8