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Why Leaders Need To Show Humility

Tanveer Naseer

In “ Good to Great ”, Jim Collins lamented the trend of boards that become “enamored with charismatic CEOs,” a tendency that, he concluded, was “most damaging” for “the long-term health of companies.” The hubris displayed by Skilling, along with founder Kenneth Lay and CFO Andrew Fastow, didn’t just destroy Enron.

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The Success Equation

Harvard Business Review

Maybe, as a start, we ought to describe peopley stuff in more economic language, by putting it in some context that will help our CFO and engineering friends better understand how things relate to one another. Jim Collins told us many years ago to focus on getting the right people on the bus. Or: S = (PT) C. Then there's talent.