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Hiring Without Firing
Leadership Magazine ArticleHitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success. -
The Ex-CEO Contemplates a Coup
Leadership Magazine ArticleWhen should a family business give up on an outside leader? -
How to Think About Building Your Legacy
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleCreate something that will outlast you. -
Merit or Inherit: How to Approach Succession in a Family Business
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBoth have risks. Here's how to strike the right balance. -
Choosing Your Next CEO
Succession planning Magazine ArticleExpectations for company leaders have never been greater. This issue’s Spotlight illuminates the changing conditions that CEOs must adapt to, the skills they particularly need, certain executive lifestyle behaviors to watch out for, and the reasons you might want two people in the top job. -
Steve Ballmer's Big Lesson for the Rest of Us
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInnovation is now the be-all and end-all in every industry. -
When Naming a CEO, Ignore the Market Reaction
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleA new study finds no correlation between how a company's stock fares upon the announcement of a new CEO and the share price over that CEO's tenure. In... -
What Jony Ive's Years at Apple Can Teach Us About Creativity and Looking Forward
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleHire people who seek inspiration from what's coming next. -
How I Did It: Xerox’s Former CEO on Why Succession Shouldn’t Be a Horse Race
Succession planning Magazine ArticleThe IdeaXerox named Ursula Burns its CEO in 2009, marking the end of a nearly drama-free succession process. That was no accident: The outgoing CEO had spent nearly a decade orchestrating a smooth transition. -
The Last Act of a Great CEO
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleNo one is in a better position to get an incoming CEO up to speed than his or her predecessor, whose insights and accumulated wisdom are uniquely valuable... -
Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson on Work, Joy, and, Yes, Coffee
Leadership & Managing People InterviewA conversation with editor in chief Adi Ignatius. -
Succession Planning: What the Research Says
Succession planning Magazine ArticleMost organizations aren’t prepared. -
Your CEO Succession Plan Can't Wait
Leadership & Managing People Digital Article63% of private companies don't have a contingency plan in place. -
Research: How a New CEO Can Make a Firm More Entrepreneurial
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleOutsiders make more-drastic changes, but insiders make faster ones. -
When to Return to Leading Your Family Business During a Crisis
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleA case study. -
How Insider CEOs Succeed
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleCEOs who are hired from outside the company tend to get far more attention, not to mention support with the transition to their new role, than CEOs promoted... -
Changing Leaders: The Board’s Role in CEO Succession: A Roundtable with Philip Caldwell, George D. Kennedy, G. G. Michelson, Henry Wendt, and Alfred M. Zeien
Corporate governance Magazine ArticleA Roundtable with Philip Caldwell, George D. Kennedy, G. G. Michelson, Henry Wendt, and Alfred M. Zeien The selection of a CEO is one of the most important decisions a board of directors makes. Not only does a chief executive have an enormous impact on the fortunes of a company, but the very process by […] -
The Successor’s Dilemma
Collaboration and teams Magazine ArticleLeadership transitions go awry with alarming frequency, often the result of an emotionally charged power struggle between the CEO and his would-be heir. Four practices, however, can help successors defuse the crisis—and make it to the top. -
Transferring Power in The Family Business
Change management Magazine ArticleOne of the most agonizing experiences that any business faces is the moving from one generation of top management to the next. The problem is often most acute in family businesses, where the original entrepreneur hangs on as he watches others try to help manage or take over his business, while at the same time, […] -
Boards Are Terrible at Their Most Important Job
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleHow directors should manage a new CEO.
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Succession at Taiwan's Hop Lion Feather Works: Not Leaving It to Chance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Many Chinese family businesses are facing a succession crisis due to the lack of succession planning. Contrary to this finding, Chen Koon-yaw, the fourth-generation... -
Backstage at Boston Ballet
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case asks students to consider how to prioritize goals when placed in a new leadership role. In August 2014, Meredith "Max" Hodges became the youngest... -
Coca-Cola Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester (Abridged)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This is a shortened version of The Coca-Cola Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester, HBS case #9-800-355. It eliminates some background... -
Global Brokerage Group of Hong Kong (B): A Crisis Unfold
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Case B is set 6 months after the selection of the CEO (Case A). An unsuccessful CEO transition unfolds as the new CEO fails to win the support of the... -
Barnana: Adventures in Upcycling
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Former triathlete Caue Suplicy knew the importance of healthy foods. After he observed US entrepreneurs and major CPG players capitalize on "superfoods"... -
Molson's Quest for Principles and Good Governance
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case looks at the vagaries of Molson's corporate governance during the period from 1995 to 2003, which led to a declaration of the Molson Family... -
The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter
30.00View Details The world's most trusted guide for leaders in transition. Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role... -
King Lear Revisited: The Succession Conundrum at Cordia Enterprises
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case study highlights the different aspects of succession. It describes the issues that affect the departing CEO. It considers the organization,... -
Magazine Luiza: Building a Retail Model of "Courting the Poor"
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Describes the innovative retail model of the Brazilian firm Magazine Luiza. Magazine Luiza enables low-income consumer credit by applying a flexible and... -
The Changing of the Guard: Planning for Succession at Madison Children's Foundation (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details In mid-2008, David Miller, the CEO of the Madison Children's Foundation (MCF), is beginning to contemplate the future of the organization. As the founding... -
Alrich Farms: Cash Flow Analysis
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In January 2016, the owners of a family farm near London, Ontario, Canada, wanted to evaluate the financial status of their business. After 30 years in... -
Del Webb Corp. (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details On November 16, 1987, the Del Webb board appointed Phil Dion chairman and CEO. This case outlines the development and implementation of a strategy to... -
House of Tata--2000: The Next Generation (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Uber Bios for The Uber Board Deliberates: Is Good Governance Worth the Firing of an Entrepreneurial Founder?
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case CU243 -
Leadership Transitions and Team Building: Leadership Collection (2 Ebooks)
50.00View Details The Leadership Transitions and Team Building Collection includes two important books: "The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded," by Michael D. Watkins,... -
Doer's Profile Donald John Trump (1946 - )
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical material. -
Trinity College (C)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
The Walt Disney Company
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details With 195,000 employees, operations in 45 countries, and $55 billion in annual revenues, Disney is the largest media and entertainment company in the world.... -
From Beirut With Love (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes how Robert Fadel, CEO and chairman of ABC, one of Lebanon's leading retail and real estate groups, professionalized the family business....
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Hiring Without Firing
Leadership Magazine ArticleHitting the hiring bull’s-eye is one of an executive’s most important—and most difficult—responsibilities. Ten common mistakes can get in the way, but a pointed and systematic approach can virtually guarantee success. -
Succession at Taiwan's Hop Lion Feather Works: Not Leaving It to Chance
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Many Chinese family businesses are facing a succession crisis due to the lack of succession planning. Contrary to this finding, Chen Koon-yaw, the fourth-generation... -
The Ex-CEO Contemplates a Coup
Leadership Magazine ArticleWhen should a family business give up on an outside leader? -
Backstage at Boston Ballet
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details This case asks students to consider how to prioritize goals when placed in a new leadership role. In August 2014, Meredith "Max" Hodges became the youngest... -
How to Think About Building Your Legacy
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleCreate something that will outlast you. -
Merit or Inherit: How to Approach Succession in a Family Business
Organizational Development Digital ArticleBoth have risks. Here's how to strike the right balance. -
Choosing Your Next CEO
Succession planning Magazine ArticleExpectations for company leaders have never been greater. This issue’s Spotlight illuminates the changing conditions that CEOs must adapt to, the skills they particularly need, certain executive lifestyle behaviors to watch out for, and the reasons you might want two people in the top job. -
Coca-Cola Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester (Abridged)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This is a shortened version of The Coca-Cola Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester, HBS case #9-800-355. It eliminates some background... -
Steve Ballmer's Big Lesson for the Rest of Us
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleInnovation is now the be-all and end-all in every industry. -
When Naming a CEO, Ignore the Market Reaction
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleA new study finds no correlation between how a company's stock fares upon the announcement of a new CEO and the share price over that CEO's tenure. In...