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    1. Managing Older Managers: A Guide for Younger Bosses

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

      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)

      Comment on Article Mentions:   CEO

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

      Explore Article earthtimes.org (Aug 11 2010)

      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)

      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)

      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)

      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)

      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)

      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)

      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)

      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)

      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)

      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)

      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)

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

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

      "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)

      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