Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2013

In both C suites and boardrooms, discussions about business performance usually center on topics like market momentum, M&A opportunities, capital management, and productivity enhancements. This also helped us get rid of a few "culture resisters," senior people who opposed constructive change. This also means valuing integrity.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2015

They avoid getting trapped on a growth treadmill, chasing multiple market opportunities where they have no right to win. But the companies we studied resist disruptive reorganizations and instead put their culture to work. That’s why the quality and caliber of top leadership is so important.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

This has been a remarkable year for the markets. From 1970 to 2004, the percentage of CEOs hired from outside the firm increased from 12% to 39%. A recurring theme in those interviews was bemoaning major changes in R&D strategy that occurred as a consequence of new, often outside, leadership. MirageC/Getty Images.

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