1. My views on the CEO

    1. The pace of the Leader sets the pace of the Pack so set the pace!

      Explore Article Taariq Lewis: Many facets of leadership (Sep 1 2010) CEO Leadership , Entrepreneurship
      by Taariq Lewis (taariq)

      The pace of the Leader sets the pace of the Pack so set the pace! MIT Sloan Senior Lecturer Howard Anderson would chant in his class: "The Pace of the Leader sets the pace of the Pack." It was a pithy quote and with it came images of a herd of Management Consulting and Investment Banking Zebras running away from the hungry pack of MIT Sloan Tiger Entrepreneurs fond in each MIT Sloan MBA Class. (Read Full Article)

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  2. Get on the CEO FastTrack

    1. 'Upsetting the Natural Order': Managing Employees Old Enough to Be Your Parents

      Explore Article Knowledge@Wharton (Sep 1 2010)

      'Upsetting the Natural Order': Managing Employees Old Enough to Be Your Parents Older people, he says, often find it difficult to get a job, partly because relatively young supervisors are reluctant to hire and then manage employees who are decades older, even though these employees are the type of worker many employers say they want. (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   PepsiCo   China

    2. The Ethics of Emotional Intelligence. Are you in authority and lapsing in ethical judgement?

      Explore Article Business Ethics (Sep 1 2010) CEO Leadership

      The Ethics of Emotional Intelligence. Are you in authority and lapsing in ethical judgement? Lehrer points out that company surveys are a good barometer of what is happening in the culture of the organization, and surveys provide evidence that the vast majority of rude and inappropriate behavior comes from the offices of those with the most authority. (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   Chairman   Wall Street Journal

    3. Climbing the Corporate Ladder Sucks. Enjoy it!

      Explore Article BNET Today (Aug 31 2010) Career Management

      Climbing the Corporate Ladder Sucks. Enjoy it! Not that I’m down on people, but let’s face it, we don’t always get along so well, do we? I mean, the average workplace is a veritable Petri dish of conflict and dysfunctional behavior. It’s a wonder anything gets done at all. Really. (Read Full Article)

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    4. Great CEOs know how to drive and execute a vision for customer service

      Explore Article Taariq Lewis: Many facets of leadership (Aug 30 2010) CEO Leadership

      Great CEOs know how to drive and execute a vision for customer service Great CEOs have a vision of how their company should be perceived by their best customers and they nurture the organization to identify and reward customer loyalty with more service. Is your CEO obsessed about customer service? (Read Full Article)

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    5. Delegate: Leveraging Down for CEOs by @mikemyatt

      Explore Article n2growth home page (Aug 27 2010) CEO Leadership

      Delegate: Leveraging Down for CEOs by @mikemyatt That said, it is nonetheless safe to say that CEOs who find a way to focus their efforts on values, vision, mission, strategy, team building, innovation, networking, and branding will be the CEOs who achieve the highest and most sustainable levels of success. (Read Full Article)

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  3. Increase your CEO IQ

    1. Managing Older Managers: A Guide for Younger Bosses

      Explore Article Eclectic Buzz / Three Fish Limit (Aug 25 2010) CEO Leadership

      Managing Older Managers: A Guide for Younger Bosses Managing a colleague with ten or fifteen more years of experience than you can present unusual challenges of motivation, boundary-setting, and leadership. Here are some ways to get the most out of your hires and your collaboration. (Read Full Article)

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    2. The Lessons of the Mark Hurd Debacle: 7 Tips to Prevent Ethical Failures of the CEO

      Explore Article earthtimes.org (Aug 11 2010) CEO Leadership

      Late Friday, we read the shocking news announcing Hurd’s immediate resignation from HP as the result of a sexual harassment investigation. It was a shock and quite an impact on our perceptions of the CEO role and ethics. (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   Atlanta   Board

    3. Why good bosses tune in to their people | Lustig Group

      View all 2 articles » Explore Article The Lustig Group (Aug 23 2010) CEO Leadership

      Why good bosses tune in to their people | Lustig Group All bosses and CEOs matter, but those at the top matter most. Whether or not they know it, their followers monitor, magnify, and often mimic their moves. (Read Full Article)

      Are You a Hundred Percent Leader? A review of how great leaders challenge and emotionally connect - Leadership Development  

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   University of Michigan   Intel

    4. How to Deal With a Bad Boss: Don't!

      Explore Article BNET Today (Aug 23 2010) Ethics

      We spend an inordinate amount of time decrying and complaining about our bosses. Just looking at BNET posts alone, you’d think all bosses are complete idiots, dysfunctional jerks, micromanaging a-holes … or that they just plain suck. (Read Full Article)

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    5. Bill Gore's Formula for Failure

      Explore Article strategy+business (Aug 23 2010) CEO Leadership

      Bill Gore's Formula for Failure Empowerment has been a buzzword for years, but company leaders and CEOs still struggle to achieve productivity improvements at the expense of their people. Yes, values and culture matters greatly. (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   Chairman

    6. Building high performance teams: A blog review of Jose Mourinho coaching and leadership success.

      Explore Article RIGHTWAYS (Aug 21 2010) CEO Leadership

      Every team he has managed quickly bounces back from losses because their leader has his mind’s eye fixated on nothing but success. (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   Italy   Richard Branson

    7. The Truth About MBAs, Like It or Not

      Explore Article BNET Today (Aug 20 2010) CEO Leadership

      It's just a piece of paper, but an MBA is either desired or required for most senior management jobs these days. So, if you're planning to climb the corporate ladder, get the piece of paper. Really. (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   Stanford   Harvard

    8. The Complicated Lives of Today's Leaders: Why Being at the Top Is Harder Than Ever

      View all 2 articles » Explore Article Knowledge@Wharton (Aug 18 2010)

      The Complicated Lives of Today's Leaders: Why Being at the Top Is Harder Than Ever I don't think the nature of leadership has changed, but the context in which leadership is exercised has become more complicated. We live in a time where there isn't a news cycle; there is just a perpetual flow of information. (Read Full Article)

      Leadership & Political Correctness by @mikemyatt. You can't handle the truth. - n2growth home page  

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   McKinsey   Congress

    9. Six Thoughts About Middle Management

      Explore Article managementcraft.com (Aug 19 2010)

      Overall premise: Managers are our engines that turn intentions (mission, strategies, goals) into performance and into results. (Read Full Article)

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    10. Charlemagne, the Roman Empire and the Importance of Great Leadership

      Explore Article Harrison Barnes (Aug 19 2010) Career Management , CEO Leadership

      Your success in your career will have a lot to do with the quality of the leadership and the CEO at the company you choose to work for. (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   General Electric

    11. How to Discuss an Employee Performance Problem

      Explore Article Great Leadership (Aug 15 2010) Career Management

      How to Discuss an Employee Performance Problem Knowing how to sit down with an employee and have an effective conversation about a performance problem is one of the hardest things for any manager to do, new or experienced, and should never be taken for granted. Performance conversations can be improved. (Read Full Article)

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    12. Leadership Book Review: Ten Truths about Leadership

      View all 2 articles » Explore Article Leadership Development (Aug 10 2010) Career Management

      Leadership Book Review: Ten Truths about Leadership The question they get time and time again is “What’s new in leadership?” They answer that while the context of leadership as changed dramatically, “the content of leadership has not changed much at all. (Read Full Article)

      Book Review: Leading Quietly « First Friday Book Synopsis. Great nuggets of insights on quality leadership - First Friday Book Synopsis  

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    13. The individualism movement of now.: Are Smart People Overrated?

      Explore Article The individualism movement of now. (Aug 12 2010) CEO Leadership

      "Bet on the natural athletes, the ones with the strongest intrinsic skills," the authors approvingly quote one senior General Electric executive as saying. "Don't be afraid to promote stars without specifically relevant experience, seemingly over their heads." (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   Chairman   Harvard   America

    14. How to Avoid Disaster When Hiring for Key Positions

      Explore Article BNET Today (Aug 11 2010)

      And, in the process, they cost the company dearly in terms of time, expense, opportunity cost, lost business and customers, failed product lines, lost legal battles, and even failed companies when it’s the CEO. (Read Full Article)

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    15. Six Secrets to Creating a Culture of Innovation - Tony Schwartz ...

      Explore Article Business Management Ideas (Aug 10 2010) CEO Leadership

      Six Secrets to Creating a Culture of Innovation - Tony Schwartz ... But are CEOs and senior leaders really willing to make the transformational moves necessary to foster cultures of real creativity and innovation? (Read Full Article)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO   IBM   Tony Schwartz

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