218 Posts found for Source: Chief Executive

Unlike pay and other financial rewards, being praised and recognized is an expression of care, and this—and not money—affects the hearts in people. Here are five habits leaders must develop in order to maximize the effect of recognition and thereby derive its greatest benefits.

Content: Article | Author: Mark C. Crowley | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Motivation, Organizational Behavior

To do it right, let go of your company’s “evolutionary past” and take a granular look at where your profitability comes from today—it might surprise you.

Content: Article | Author: Jonathan Byrnes | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Finance, Management

We’re all flawed human beings. We all should be asking for help. Reminding yourself and your company’s leadership of this eternal truth is one of the essential tasks for anyone in—or outside—of business today. A guide.

Content: Article | Author: Marshall Goldsmith | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Personal Development

Managers have three jobs. One is to do their own work, and there’s a lot to do today. The second is to develop people, and they want to be developed, they want challenging assignments, they want coaching, they want someone to help them, so they’re not just left out there, sink or swim. Then the third job of a leader and a manager is to … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Management

Creating a high-trust environment isn’t easy, but applying these five principles on a day-to-day basis will get you there—and closer to real resiliency.

Content: Article | Authors: Ali Grovue, Mike Watson | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior, Trust

In an unprecedented time for attracting and retaining talent, CEOs and CHROs are getting creative—from three-day workweeks at full-time status to paid mental-health days to raised wages. Here’s what a dozen leaders told us they are doing differently.

Content: Article | Author: Dale Buss | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Compensation, Human Resources

One of Hubert Joly’s proudest accomplishments is the successful CEO transition his team orchestrated when he stepped down as CEO of Best Buy. Here’s how he did it.

Content: Article | Author: Hubert Joly | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Succession Planning

As CEO, you are the Communicator in Chief. The responsibility for aligning all the various constituencies in the organization behind company strategy falls primarily to the CEO, but it doesn’t stop there. Just when you think you have communicated clearly to all parties, go back over your message again and again. You cannot make your point too clearly or check back enough times to make … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Robert Rosenberg | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Communication, Corporate Governance, Leadership, Organizational Behavior

As M&A activity heats up, new research highlights best practices for retention post-merger. The short answer? Plan to pay.

Content: Article | Authors: Claudia Poster, Kenneth Kuk, Steve Allan | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Mergers & Acquisitions

Good intentions can go south fast in a whole host of ways. A field guide to perils and pitfalls—and how to overcome them.

Content: Article | Author: Jeffrey Sonnenfeld | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Diversity, Human Resources

You can’t really be disciplined in what you do unless you are humble and open-minded. Humility breeds open-mindedness.

Content: Quotation | Author: Herb Kelleher | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Personal Development

Your employees come first. And if you treat your employees right, guess what? Your customers come back, and that makes your shareholders happy. Start with employees and the rest follows from that.

Content: Quotation | Author: Herb Kelleher | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Human Resources, Management

Is it any wonder that so many of us are scared of change?

Before we completed our research into this phenomenon, I often wondered how rational and intelligent people could make such sloppy and irrational arguments against obvious improvements.

Today, I have a much better idea why people resist the inevitable. If you’re unsure why those around you are having such a difficult time embracing a new … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Lior Arussy | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Change Management, Organizational Behavior

What kind of company do you run, and why does it matter? The key to answering this questions is positioning, which is an articulation of your overall business strategy as it relates to the customer in a way that reflects your company culture. I advocate for DNA-based positioning, which defines a company as a customer-centric Mother, a product-focused Mechanic, or a concept-oriented Missionary. That’s it: … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Andy Cunningham | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategy

Chief Executive magazine interviews Jim Collins. This is the first of five parts.

Content: Article, Thought Leader | Author: Jim Collins | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Leadership

If your company cannot be great without you, it is not yet a great company. It is merely a group of people who happen to have a leader. The test as to whether it’s a great company is it doesn’t need you.

Content: Quotation | Author: Jim Collins | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

In business, people confuse leadership and power all the time. If you have a lot of power, it can look like you’re leading, but actually you’re just using power. Strip away all your power and would people still do what needs to be done? Then you know you’re leading. That’s really what leading is about.

Content: Quotation | Author: Jim Collins | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Leadership

Leadership only exists if people follow when they would have the freedom to not follow.

Content: Quotation | Author: James McGregor Burns | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Leadership

Leadership is the art of getting people to want to do what must be done.

Content: Quotation | Author: Dwight Eisenhower | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subject: Leadership

When we were studying in Built to Last, we were looking at companies that were visionary through generations, which meant sometimes you had to discount the role of any individual leader. You couldn’t say that Walt Disney was Disney because Walt Disney’s walking around anymore. There’s something about the company. And I still believe that. I still believe that even if you go back to … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Jim Collins | Source: “Chief Executive” | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior