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Soft Corporate Cultures

Coaching Tip

In the April 30, 2012 issue of FORTUNE , Jack and Suzy Welch wrote about "one of the most immutable rules of business. In The New York Times of April 22, 2012, a former executive described how Wal-Mart de Mexico had orchestrated a campaign of bribery to win market dominance. How ethically vulnerable is your organization?

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CEO Next Door Book Reveals Four Key Behaviors Of Successful CEOs And Busts CEO Myths

Eric Jacobson

Powell : The media’s narrative of leadership has long been dominated by talk of larger-than-life visionary prophets like Steve Jobs and executive warriors like Jack Welch. And hiring or holding onto the wrong CEOs costs shareholders an estimated $112 billion in lost market value every year. Why is it a problem?

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

In the 20th century, a select group of leaders — General Motor's Alfred Sloan, HP's David Packard and Bill Hewlett, and GE's Jack Welch — set the standard for the way corporations are run. He also forced partners and distributors to commit in writing to uphold IBM's strict ethical standards.