Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

There are a variety of places where corporations and boards look for potential CEOs, but the leagues of management consulting generally isn’t one of them. So why should a company consider hiring a management consultant to be their CEO? Did you find any characteristics that set effective consultants-to-CEOs apart?

Consultative 9

Consultative CEO Management Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2023

The ban would would elevate the cybersecurity conversation to the CEO, the CFO, and the board, and potentially end the practice of scapegoating CISOs when a breach happens. The White House is considering a ban on ransomware payments, which could change the chief information and security officer (CISO) job.

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CFO CEO Training Information 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

More recently, CARVER has converted a new community of believers in the business world, including CEOs, financial analysts, and risk management planners, not to mention any number of Fortune 500 security directors. (One of us, Luke, is so enthusiastic about CARVER that he cowrote a book on it.).

Tools 12

Tools Risk Management Budgeting SWOT 12

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

And I can assure you that any CEO who views him/herself as an army of one will fail. Whether you like it or not, your success as a CEO will be largely tied to your team building ability. Whether you like it or not, your success as a CEO will be largely tied to your team building ability.

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Team Building Blog Team CEO 284

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2017

Charismatic CEOs enjoy leading and inspiring people, so they don’t like delegating critical business decisions to smart algorithms. At some of the world’s most successful enterprises — Google, Netflix, Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook — autonomous algorithms, not talented managers, increasingly get the last word.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing Software CAPEX Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

Is there any aspect of your daily life and business that is not significantly affected by digital technology? Second, our research at Capgemini Consulting with MIT has shown that successful digital transformation is a top-down leadership exercise. Can we use the possibilities of these new digital technologies to drive innovation?

Business Model 8

Business Model Technology Long-term Risk Management 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

To the contrary, said Vanguard CEO William McNabb , this is “precisely why we care so much about good governance.” In its 2013 proxy statement , GE announced that it is searching for director candidates who will bring technology, marketing, finance — and “leadership” experience to the boardroom.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Contingency : Nothing is without risk, and when you think something is without risk, that is when you’re most likely to end-up in trouble. All initiatives surrounding new ideas should include detailed risk management provisions. Champion : Senior leadership must champion any new idea being adopted.

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Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 413

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

As one of the most serious industrial accidents in history, the Gulf explosion should be a great case study for corporate leaders across the globe who are trying to manage risk in hazardous activities involving complex technology.

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Report Policies Risk Management Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

billion people, the Chinese consumer market is a tempting target for Western technology companies. The recent news that Google is considering a re-entry into China further highlights a troubling balancing act faced by technology companies looking to do business there. With over 1.3

Ethics 8

Ethics Technology Short-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

CEOs must address these disconnects by creating a culture that promotes open communication and transparency about vulnerabilities and collaboration to address the exposures. Organizations of all sizes across all sectors are experiencing an exponential increase in their exposure to cyber risk.

Metrics 8

Metrics CIO Chief Financial Officer Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 20, 2014

Prior to joining American Express in 2010, Schulman was CEO of Virgin Mobile and Priceline. Schulman: The global head of human resources at American Express was on the board at Virgin Mobile, where I was CEO. After we sold Virgin Mobile to Sprint, he suggested I talk to Ken Chenault, the CEO of American Express. Leadership'

Execution 8

Execution Software Banking Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In 2016, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer failed to take a basic step that could have quickly protected customers whose accounts were exposed in a breach that occurred two years prior: automatically reset all user passwords. Poor customer service. Failing to accept accountability.

Execution 8

Execution Press Release Report Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Executives in any business, however, can learn valuable lessons in crisis leadership: One critical concept that we share with the participants in the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI) at Harvard is that every crisis includes many situations , each with different contingencies and considerations. Are you ready?

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Crisis How To Crisis Management Media 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

CEO Jamie Dimon consistently espouses the virtues of size and diversity. These business leaders must, however, be aided by highly competent legal, financial, risk, compliance, audit and technology staff. It is a vexing, complicated task which requires both outstanding leadership and management.

Banking 8

Banking Management Ethics Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

But all too often organizations’ approach to mitigating that risk — other than taking the wise step of ensuring that they have the state-of-the art technological protection in place — is more training. The human is indeed the weakest link in cybersecurity. It won’t suffice. Insight Center. Sponsored by Varonis.

Training 9

Training CIO Chief Information Officer Information 9

Leading Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

O NE OF the unfortunate side effects of living in an age of accelerating technology is having to deal with increased uncertainty. We tend to see situations in one of two ways: either events are certain and can, therefore, be managed by planning, investment, and reliable budgets; or they are uncertain, and we cannot manage them.

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Uncertainty Sports Credit Rating Learning-by-Doing 308

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

We’ve got the latest technology. Examples: This company reflects the character of its CEO. The wise CEO is one who listens to others, surrounds himself-herself with smart people and fosters a spirit of teamwork. Our company has got the most up to date technology. Our people were hired to do their jobs.

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Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 72

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2016

election mean for businesses is a fact that’s getting too little attention, but that CEOs and business leaders will definitely need to adjust to: it’s gotten much harder to keep your company’s secrets. The 21st-Century CEO. Leadership is changing — fast. Insight Center. Sponsored by Cognizant.

Competitive Advantage 8

Competitive Advantage PR Information Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2015

And as an HBS white paper points out, even some of today’s most mainstream executives — from the CTO to even the CFO — were once just new positions created to deal with “significant opportunities and risks emerging from technological or social disruptions.” Insight Center. The Future of Operations.

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Constraint Supply Chain Resources Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

For decades, NASA has been committed to training employees in project management through its Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL), an in-house organization that advocates for project management discipline in all missions. MORE ON MANAGING RISKY BEHAVIORS. An HBR Mini Case Study.

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Project Survey Budgeting Conflict of Interest 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2012

For decades, NASA has been committed to training employees in project management through its Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL), an in-house organization that advocates for project management discipline in all missions. MORE ON MANAGING RISKY BEHAVIORS. An HBR Mini Case Study. Get Ready to Fail.

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Project Survey Budgeting Conflict of Interest 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Testifying unhappily before America’s Congress, Volkswagen of America CEO Michael Horn adamantly and defiantly identified the true authors of his company’s disastrous “ defeat device ” deception: “This was not a corporate decision. No wonder Chairman and CEO Martin Winterkorn had to resign.

Engineering 8

Engineering Management Software Review 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2013

Adoption risk: Adopting technologies or responding to market, business, and technology trends too quickly or too slowly; reactively or over thought, without considering how non-technical implications or unintended consequences contribute adoption risk. This loss aversion prevents taking appropriate risks.

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Dunning Project CTO Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2014

Just 41% of FOB directors said their boards had an effective CEO succession planning process (vs. Perhaps the most telling finding, however, was that 63% of FOB directors said CEO succession was not discussed regularly at the board level. Boards Leadership Succession planning' Succession. 56% of non-FOB directors).

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FOB Diversity Talent Management How To 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2013

Not innovation, risk management, technology, debt, or the regulatory environment. Corporate directors identified talent management as their single greatest strategic challenge. We know that organizations commit enormous resources and effort to talent management, so why aren''t they doing a better job?

Talent Management 8

Talent Management Company Telecommunications Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. Interestingly, Republican directors think the compensation level of the CEO of their company is “too high.”

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