What’s an Oath Worth?
Graduation season is upon us and this year there is something new in the air: ethics pledges are becoming all the fashion in U.S. business schools. The pledge at Harvard Business School has gotten the most press though apparently only about 20% of students have signed some version of the “MBA oath.” I’ve reflected on [...]
Your Most Important Decision
Executives make decisions every day. Dozens of them. Which, however, are the most important? Which should have received more attention and which should have received less or even been delegated? Sometimes the answer is obvious: the consequences of where you locate your new factory are likely far greater than where you hold the holiday party. [...]
Generational Shifts and Leadership
While the leaders of large global organizations still tend to come from the Baby Boom generation, that day will soon pass. In fact, some of the most talked about companies – Google, Facebook, and others – were founded by GenX or GenY entrepreneurs. As more and more legacy companies look to introduce innovation from outside, [...]
CEOs in the Emotional Basement
We’ve seen our share of crisis in business during the past two years: from bank meltdowns to the collapse of AIG to the near-death experience at GM to the more recent recalls by Toyota. What we have not seen enough of is crisis leadership – individuals rising to the occasion to help others to triumph [...]
Do the right thing
When I was with my previous employer it was a pleasure to work with one of the true luminaries in the executive search world whose experience spans five decades. I remember him talking about recruiting the CEO for one of the world’s largest technology companies. At the time, the chosen candidate had several leadership options [...]
The Year of the Tiger
The Chinese New Year is upon us and with it we enter The Year of the Tiger. We all hope that the global economy rebounds and that the next twelve months will bring more Tiger-like vitality (no jokes about golfers, please) rather than the plodding of The Year of the Ox just ending. It will [...]
Making better decisions
I read a fascinating article by Tom Davenport in the November issue of Harvard Business Review. It was titled simply, “Making Better Decisions.” Davenport has most recently been known for his work in analytics: the ability of firms to use data to achieve competitive advantage. This has led Davenport to focus on decision making because [...]
Pillar Trends, Part 2
I’m pleased to continue discussing the “Pillar Trends” of successful leadership we started a couple blogs ago. Eric McNulty, a noted leadership strategist, joins me once again. Kelvin: As I’ve been thinking more about the Pillar Trends and the implications for global leadership. If you are right, Eric, the challenges of leading corporations are going [...]
Corporate leadership structure needs radical change
Had an interesting conversation last week with a key player involved in the restructuring of the auto industry. My recent exchange with Eric McNulty — shared here in my last post — still had me thinking and I wanted to know what was being done about preparing for the new leadership demands for whatever emerges [...]
Pillar Trends
The Greek Philosopher Heraclitus originated the concept that “the only constant is change.” True then, true since, true now. Though I’d argue that change comes much quicker today than when Heraclitus was ruminating on the cosmos. Think for yourself how different your world is today versus 20 years ago. Or 10 years ago. Or even [...]
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