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CEOs Have Lost Touch with Frontline Workers
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CEOs Have Lost Touch with Frontline Workers

When I was the CEO of Medtronic, I established a 30/30/30/10 target for my time — 30% with customers, 30% with frontline employees, 30% with executives, and 10% …

November 9, 2022 7 min read
What Makes a Great Leader?
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What Makes a Great Leader?

When Ajay Banga took over as CEO of Mastercard, in 2010, he knew that disruption of the payments industry was imminent. But rather than compete for market share …

September 19, 2022 17 min read
The Best-Performing CEOs in the World
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The Best-Performing CEOs in the World

Ranking: The Best-Performing CEOs Overview: Resisting the Lure of Short-Termism Roundtable: What CEOs Really Worry About Methodology: How We Calculated the …

November 1, 2016 20 min read
Avoiding the Behaviors That Turn Nice Employees into Mean Bosses
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Avoiding the Behaviors That Turn Nice Employees into Mean Bosses

In the behavioral research I’ve conducted over the past 20 years, I’ve uncovered a disturbing pattern: While people usually gain power through traits and …

October 1, 2016 11 min read
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Assessment: Is Your Power Corrupting You?

People usually gain power through traits and actions that advance the interests of others, such as empathy, collaboration, openness, fairness, and sharing. When …

September 14, 2016 1 min read
“Both/And” Leadership
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“Both/And” Leadership

Jack Welch once claimed that great leaders are “relentless and boring.” Management thinkers largely agree: Good leaders, so the narrative goes, are consistent …

May 1, 2016 18 min read
Assessment: What’s Your Leadership Style?
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Assessment: What’s Your Leadership Style?

Leadership|Assessment: What’s Your Leadership Style? Give a Gift! Hi, mrkiko Latest Magazine Topics Podcasts Store The Big Idea Data & Visuals Case …

June 25, 2015 0 min read
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Who’s Got Those Top Jobs?

Artwork: Liliana Porter, Axe Man (with green shirt), 2011, figurine on cube, 7 1/4″ x 6″ x 6″ Each era has its own senior-executive profile. A century ago many …

March 1, 2014 13 min read
Leadership Is a Conversation
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Leadership Is a Conversation

The command-and-control approach to management has in recent years become less and less viable. Globalization, new technologies, and changes in how companies …

June 1, 2012 19 min read
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Are You a Collaborative Leader?

Artwork: Geoffrey Cottenceau and Romain Rousset, Vide-cartons, 2006 Watching his employees use a new social technology, Marc Benioff, the CEO of …

July 1, 2011 17 min read