How Succession Anxiety Fuels Crisis

How Succession Anxiety Fuels Crisis The transition from one chief executive officer to another is a high-stakes situation. In the most difficult situations, the outgoing CEO leaves a trail of damaged relationships, financial statements that are suspect, and a sense of...

An Open Mind Looks A Lot Like Confidence

When most people imagine a corporate boardroom, they envision a few things: people over the age of 50; mostly male; focus on finances; insularity. Whether directors are young, older, male, female, industry experts, financial experts or otherwise, good governance...

The Power of Resolve

‘Tis the season to make resolutions, a ritual in which many engage. Like all rituals, this one can be deeply meaningful or merely an activity. The ritual of making resolutions is reliable, but follow-through is not even close to bankable. Why? In part, it is...

Win-Win Is Not Enough

Companies today are navigating an increasingly complex business environment with consumers who have the ability to not only provide rapid feedback but to do so in a highly-public way. Offering a superior product or service is imperative to gain—and keep—customers. But...
Unlikely Disruption

Unlikely Disruption

Recently, the much-admired American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault announced that he is retiring after more than thirty years at the company. This announcement included the name of his successor, Stephen Squeri, 58, as chief executive officer as well as chairman of the...

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