Don’t Set Too Many Goals for Yourself
By Harvard Business Review
We work in a fast-moving era where we’re overloaded with information and must prioritize and focus in order to succeed. That’s certainly the case for today’s corporations. But it’s also true for us as individuals. In order to accomplish our most meaningful goals, we need to fight back against two dangerous impulses: hewing too closely to a fixed plan and attempting to do too much at once.
Why CEOs Should Commit to Many Small Battles Instead of a Single Big One
By Harvard Business Review
If you are the CEO of a large, established company, you should be able to enjoy the benefits of size, including the ability to learn from a broad, longstanding customer base. With more customers to seek feedback from, your firm should be able to detect changes in the market faster than smaller competitors. And with size comes the resources to deliver what the market wants.
How the Most Emotionally Intelligent CEOs Handle Their Power
By Harvard Business Review
Most of the CEOs I’ve met and worked with had years to prepare for their jobs. As they entered middle management, most of them learned that being a good leader is more important than being a good do-er. Many have stories to tell about stumbling along the way, about micromanaging people, about destroying a team’s morale with unreasonable demands, about losing a great team member because enough time and attention weren’t given to the relationship.
The age of analytics: Competing in a data-driven world
By Mckinsey&Company
Big data’s potential just keeps growing. Taking full advantage means companies must incorporate analytics into their strategic vision and use it to make better, faster decisions.
7 Tenets of a Good CEO Succession Process
By Harvard Business Review
Perhaps no single factor has a greater impact on a company’s future — for better or worse — than the selection of a new CEO. Choosing a CEO is a high-stakes proposition, arguably the most important decision a board can make.
The Harmful Effects of Workplace Incivility
By Insead Knowledge
Low-level unpleasantness in the workplace can have disastrous results – but managers can do something about it.