Executive Leadership
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Despite common advice otherwise, staying put is often the fastest way up. The Wharton School’s Matthew Bidwell had an interesting piece in the The Wall Street Journal last week looking at the data behind the idea that job hopping is the best way to advance your career. People are often told that switching jobs is…
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CEO succession is a board’s most important responsibility. This is especially true today, as companies face a range of intense pressures, the reality of decreasing leadership preparedness across a wide range of rapidly-evolving business challenges, record CEO turnover, and nuanced governance trends – such as an anticipated increase of shareholder activism (particularly in the United…
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For a long time, whenever companies wanted to hire a CEO or another key executive, they knew what to look for: somebody with technical expertise, superior administrative skills, and a track record of successfully managing financial resources. When courting outside candidates to fill those roles, they often favored executives from companies such as GE, IBM,…