Inside the Black Box Crucial to Megaproject Success
Despite their importance to the global economy, most megaprojects fail to be delivered on budget or schedule. Here’s how managers could improve on that dismal record.
Content: Article | Authors: Stanislav Shekshnia, Vip Vyas | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subjects: Management, Project Management
Five Practices of the Most Change-Ready Leaders
We have identified five leadership meta-practices of athletic CEOs. Each of them allows leaders to effectively manage a particular challenge. Within each meta-practice, we found a number of very specific behavior strategies, which we called leadership practices.
Content: Article | Authors: Alexey Ulanovsky, Stanislav Shekshnia, Veronika Zagieva | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subject: Leadership
The Three Foundations of Effective CEOs
CEOs agree that there are some essential traits and competencies fundamental to success.
Content: Article | Author: Stanislav Shekshnia | Source: “INSEAD Knowledge” | Subjects: Career, Personal Development
Ruben Vardanian at the Helm of Troika Dialog
Ruben Vardanian, CEO of Troika, is a “Golden Boy of Russian capitalism”. Unlike his fellow members of the Russian oligarchs’ club, Vardanian started from scratch and climbed upwards. This case, Ruben Vardanian at the Helm of Troika Dialog by Stanislav Shekshnia, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD with Manfred Kets de Vries, Raoul de Vitry d’Avaucourt Professor of Human Resource Management at INSEAD scrutinizes Vardanian’s … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Manfred Kets de Vries, Stanislav Shekshnia | Source: “INSEAD” | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, International | Industry: Investment Banking | Company: Troika Dialog
Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Yukos: Chelovek c rublyom (Man with a Ruble)
In October 2003, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russia’s richest man and the CEO of Yukos, the second-largest Russian oil producer with a market capitalization of US$26 billion, was arrested and thrown into jail on charges of fraud and tax evasion. Several days later he resigned as CEO of Yukos. This case study tells the story of the rise and (temporary?) fall of a young man whom some … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Elizabeth Florent-Treacy, Konstantin Korotov, Manfred Kets de Vries, Stanislav Shekshnia | Source: “INSEAD” | Subjects: International, People | Industry: Petro / Chemical | Company: Yukos