Pope’s resignation a lesson in leadership
February 28, 2013
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI today after just eight years in office presents a great case study for leaders…
Month: February 2013
Why Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s work from home ban is the wrong approach
February 27, 2013
Everyone is commenting on the recent Yahoo memo banning working from home. While most of the discussion revolves around whether…
CEO Failure Modes: Balancing Total Responsibility with Limited Control
February 26, 2013
People react in different ways to the burden of responsibility the CEO role entails. In my last two CEO failure…
Texas vs. California: Texas Wins
February 22, 2013
Texas and California have been in a spat lately – precipitated by Texas Governor Rick Perry’s campaign to lure businesses…
CEO Fail: The Master Strategist
February 20, 2013
Last week I introduced you to another CEO failure mode: the Total Control CEO, who is so afraid of making…
How to hire candidates with creative initiative
February 18, 2013
Philip Delves Broughton is the bestselling author of Ahead of the Curve about going to Harvard Business School, which is a…