Leading Blog

MARCH 6, 2023

And when delivering bad news, use a velvet hammer. The senior vice president of human resources told her, “ Ginni, if you want the opportunity to be CEO of IBM, don’t try to run for office. When moments of reinvention arrive, innovating the “how” can be overlooked in favor of focusing on the “what.” How do we do that?

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Those that thrive, go a step further; they worship innovation and breathe culture. But the resource that continues to be overlooked by CEOs and Boards is the organization’s Average Joe. In fact, it was Ronnie who took a sledge hammer to that wall and turned it into rubble.

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In the CEO Afterlife

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

In a crisis, whether short or long-term, the most senior people in the organization need to step up and offer innovative solutions to the issues hammering the bottom-line. But, these blips have a way of separating leaders from followers. Those who can’t do this are not leaders. At best, they are managers.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), late 2015 was the most difficult hiring period in four years. Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent. ” In his family’s living room, his proud parents give him his “grandpappy’s” giant hammer.

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