An interesting blog by Scott Anthony from HBR. Here is an excerpt while you can read the full article here. “I had an epiphany recently. The setting: a multi-billion dollar global giant. The topic of discussion: innovation. My epiphany: A simple two-word phrase that can hamstring innovation. What about… I was helping a cross-functional group review a...

Interesting and straight to the point article!. Here is a snapshot, while you can read it in full here. “I often have to remind the dedicated, smart CEOs I work with that leading takes time and energy. Directing the feelings, attitudes, actions, and behaviors of a team is a big task. Often, I also hear the secrets of these CEOs’ employees, about what...

How could possibly Goodnight be mistaken? or  just lucky? running a 13,000 employee company with $2.2 billions in revenue has no room whatsoever for luck. I can not imagine unless that this man is just a superhero, or in more simplistic form, he is a leader. He is not alone and he is not the one. We had hundreds of similar unique and universal successes around the...

 Talented managers may make it to the top, but many these days don’t stay for long. Turnover at the executive and CEO levels has hit all-time highs. In response, says the Center for Creative Leadership’s Michael Campbell, boards of directors should re-examine their CEO selection processes. Meanwhile, leaders at all levels can learn from the mistakes...

“… Very insightful analysis by HBS”-Mouaz  Poor leadership in good times can be hidden, but poor leadership in bad times is a recipe for disaster. To find out why leaders fail, we scrutinized results from two studies: In one, we collected 360-degree feedback data on more than 450 Fortune 500 executives and then teased out the common...