Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

women make up nearly 40% of MBA graduates and 40% of managers. We found that in 2014 almost 60% of these firms had no female board members, just over half had no female C-suite executives, and fewer than 5% had a female CEO. However, it is not just a matter of getting women to the very top ranks of management. Yet in the U.S.

Bottom-up 8

Bottom-up Diversity Policies Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Frequently, stressed and harried managers look up the organization hierarchy and assume that they'll have greater control of their time when they advance to the C-suite. At one large, global company, the CEO was known to keep his top 100 people on speed dial for impromptu phone calls at any time of the day or night. There isn't any.

Stress 15

Stress Telecommunications Goleman Emotional Intelligence 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 31, 2015

The CEO sitting across from me is explaining how he and the other executives of a telecommunications firm were caught off guard by a new technology that disrupted the firm’s business. He believes this is vital not only for better performance now, but also for the continued success of his career.

Agility 8

Agility Learning-by-Doing Executive Coaching Telecommunications 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

A leader with significant experience in negotiating international energy agreements moved from Petronas, the national oil company, to Telekom Malaysia where she acquired skills in operating an integrated telecommunications network. Peter Voser, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from July 2009, retired in May 2013. I wanted that experience.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? More from The Conversation The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement Read More » Subscribe to HBR Close Trackbacks TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] No trackbacks have been made to this entry.

Guidelines 14

Guidelines Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence Balanced Scorecard 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

More on: Managing uncertainty , Risk management , Social media Join the Discussion | More by This Author | Email/Share Previous Google Changes the Playing Field on News Next The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement Never miss a new post from your favorite blogger again with the Harvard Business Review Daily Alert email.

Airlines 14

Airlines Report Guidelines Discount 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

So most executives manage it according to their intuition. It takes a careful mix of mission, management, and culture. We saw this play out in retail, banking, telecommunications, and the fast food industry as well. In one hedge fund, the highest performing portfolio managers had higher total motivation. Insight Center.

Motivation 8

Motivation Company Airlines Learning-by-Doing 8

Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 7, 2016

Yet, less than 20 percent of C-suite executives are women and only five percent of CEOs are women. Men highly self-rate their own leadership skills and their ability to tackle management and business challenges. Industries with a moderate representation of women leaders include: food, banking and telecommunications services.

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Diversity Globalization Transportation Industry 120

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Many senior managers desire — and are qualified — to join a board. Or perhaps expertise in managing clinical trials you learned in biopharma? This is different than simply the good judgment expected of senior managers. As a board member some of your most important tasks consist of judging the CEO’s mettle. Collaborating.

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence CEO Health Care 8

In the CEO Afterlife

APRIL 10, 2011

In the CEO Afterlife. To ‘entrepreneurs in waiting’ who want to begin their careers in a corporation, I suggest the following: 1. The leaders of these companies aren’t ‘managing the store’; they’re building new stores. Social media, telecommunications, high tech are today’s rising stars. Know the reputation of the CEO.

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CEO Advice Company Competitive Advantage 170