Are You a Superboss? Here’s How to Tell
You’re a good boss. You care about your people. You have vision. You inspire others. But do you have what it takes to be a “superboss”?
Content: Article | Authors: C.J. Prince, Sydney Finkelstein | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Best Practices, Leadership, Management
The Power of Recognition
Effective employee recognition boosts performance—but what makes a program effective?
Content: Article | Author: C.J. Prince | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior
Your Company Has Changed,Why Hasn’t Your Board?
It shouldn’t take a governance crisis to prompt a review of board composition. As industry changes force shifts in corporate strategy, most CEOs will, at some point in their tenure, find it necessary to ask themselves whether they have the right mix of expertise, experience and business savvy to advise and challenge senior management on the path to success. A board that has served adequately, … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: C.J. Prince | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Corporate Governance
The Buyback Bust?
Companies spend hundreds of millions on stock buyback programs that seldom achieve their intended goal.
Content: Article | Author: C.J. Prince | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Finance, Management
MBA MakeOver
When the Carnegie and Ford Foundations unveiled their scathing critiques in 1959 of what was then the modern MBA degree, they made a serious impression on their intended audience. The top business schools scrambled to make the suggested changes in an effort to earn back a little respect from both businesses and critics at large.
While there has not been another formal report since the 1950s, … [ Read more ]
Content: Prospective MBA Content | Author: C.J. Prince | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: About the MBA Degree, Business School News
Doing Diversity
The question isn’t why to do it-but how. Here are a few savvy strategies that really work.
Content: Article | Author: C.J. Prince | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Human Resources, Management
Paying More Than Lip Service to Diversity
When white male employees at Abbott Laboratories begin complaining that all the good jobs go to women, Miles White knows his diversity drive is a success.
Content: Article | Authors: C.J. Prince, Miles White | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Best Practices, Human Resources
Let There Be Light
Corporate governance experts aren’t saying who’s got the best board anymore. Instead, they’re demanding a slew of new best practices to bring directors’ behavior into the bright light of day.
Content: Article | Author: C.J. Prince | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Corporate Governance