Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2014

Performance, hard work, and sponsors get top talent recognized and promoted, but “leadership potential” isn’t enough to lever men and women into the executive suite. Top jobs are given to those who also look and act the part, who manifest “executive presence” (EP).

EPS 8

EPS Diversity Self-aware Execution 8

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.

EPS 13

EPS Diversity Innovation Bottom-up 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2014

As I explain in my new book, Executive Presence: The Missing Link between Merit and Success , performance, hard work, and sponsors may get top talent recognized and promoted, but “leadership potential” alone isn’t enough to boost even the most qualified men and women into top jobs and prime opportunities.

EPS 8

EPS Hypercompetition Diversity Constraint 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2016

They modify their appearance, body language, and communication style — all components of executive presence (EP), that intangible element that defines leadership material. ” More than half (53%) of Latinas and 44% of Latinos say that EP at their company is defined by conforming to traditionally white, male standards.

EPS 8

EPS Banking Diversity Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. Unlike Mr. Icahn, I do not write to you as an Apple shareholder (I hold no Apple shares).

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2015

Consider management actions such as cutting jobs and investment as a response to currency fluctuations and the resulting accounting impact of those cuts on earnings per share (EPS). As Drucker put it: “Managers are society’s major leadership group … They command the resources of society.”

Management 8

Management Drucker EPS Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

Carol wanted to promote someone from within; however, that executive lacked the broad discipline knowledge of channels, marketing and sales ops. Convincing me took only this: "You'll be among my top leadership team, fix anything that can and will go wrong, and you can drive every new strategy to drive our market growth."

EPS 15

EPS Strategy Reference Execution 15