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1. What Kind of Leader Are You? How Three Action Orientations Can Help You Meet the Moment
   

   Executives who confront new challenges with old formulas often fail. The best leaders tailor their approach, recalibrating their "action orientation" to address the problem at hand, says Ryan Raffaelli. He details three action orientations and how leaders can harness them.

   Authors: Ben Rand, Ryan Raffaelli | Source: "Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge" | Subjects: Decision Making, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development

2. How Private Equity Has Evolved to Compete in Global M&A
   

   PE firms have shed old skin and in recent decades become bigger, smarter, and more relevant in M&A and markets than ever before, argues a new paper co-authored by Wharton's Paul Nary.

   Authors: Aseem Kaul, Paul Nary, Shankar Parameshwaran | Source: "Knowledge@Wharton" | Subjects: Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions

3. Creating the office of the future
   

   In a remodeled world, it is vital for companies to reinvent ways of working.

   Authors: Deniz Caglar, Edward Faccio, Erika Ryback | Source: "strategy+business" | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior

4. How CEOs can mitigate compounding risks
   

   When risks combine, the cumulative impact can have existential consequences. But leaders can prevent compounding risks from sneaking up on them by adapting risk processes to manage multiple threats.

   Authors: Celia Huber, Ophelia Usher, Ram Charan | Source: "McKinsey Quarterly" | Subject: Risk Management

5. Aim For ‘CEC’—Commonality, Equality and Cohesion—Instead of DEI
   

   Insperity CEO rejects check-the-box approach to diversity in favor of strategic values that lead to effective outcomes.

   Authors: Dale Buss, Paul Sarvadi | Source: "Chief Executive" | Subjects: Diversity, Human Resources

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   An article by Professor Edward G. Wertheim, College of Business Administration, Northeastern University Table of Contents: I. Why We Use the Case Approach II. Your Responsibilities III. The Six Steps for Problem Analysis 1. Comprehend the Case Situation: Data Collection, identify relevant facts 2. Defining the Problem 3. Identify the causes of the problem … [ Read more ]

2. Michael Porter's Big Ideas
   The world's most famous business-school professor is fed up with CEOs who claim that the world changes too fast for their companies to have a long-term strategy. If you want to make a difference as a leader, you've got to make time for strategy.

3. Profitably Parting Ways: Getting More Value from Divestitures
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4. Winning with an IT M&A Playbook
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5. Decision Quality: Improving Value from Capital Allocation
   Without well-developed decision systems and processes to address the complexities of capital allocation, organizations often resort to long, drawn-out debates; politicking and gaming the system; the gut instincts of a brave executive and staff; or deferring to quantitative analysis alone. With large amounts at stake, the opportunities for improved decision quality can be considerable.

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