7 Posts found for Author: Michael Useem

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Content: Article | Authors: Dennis Carey, Joseph E. Griesedieck, Michael Useem, Ram Charan | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Corporate Governance

Wharton School professor Michael Useem scopes out the leadership challenges facing executives today.

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Bill Javetski, Michael Useem | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Leadership

In his new book, The Leader’s Checklist, Wharton management professor Michael Useem presents a collection of 15 principles that can help leaders navigate successfully through even the most difficult circumstances. Using such milestone events as the rescue of the 33 Chilean miners in 2010, the collapse of AIG in 2008 and the surrender of the Confederate army at Appomattox in 1865, Useem illustrates the difference … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Michael Useem | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Leadership

Wharton’s Michael Useem, director of the school’s Center for Leadership and Change Management, recently spoke with George Stalk, a senior vice president in The Boston Consulting Group’s Toronto office, about why companies that play the toughest often deliver the most value to their shareholders.

Content: Related Content | Authors: George Stalk Jr., Michael Useem | Subjects: Management, Strategy

Lessons learned from these execs will sharpen your decision-making skills.

Content: Article | Author: Michael Useem | Source: Optimize Magazine | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Content: Book | Author: Michael Useem | Subjects: Leadership, Management

Content: Book | Author: Michael Useem | Subject: Leadership