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In picking his successor as head of ad agency Hill Holliday, founder Jack Connors focused on an insider
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Respect for a founder's unique role in company culture is key to preserving the best of it, says the CEO of Hill Holliday
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For Companies, Survival Is Not Enough
Tough as it is, the recession creates opportunities as well as challenges. The best companies will take advantage
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Redefining the CEO Role
How fundamental governance changes within corporations can enhance accountability and increase investor confidence
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Not So Fast, Mr. President
In his rush to fix everything, Obama is skipping vital steps in the change process
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A New Agenda for Boards of Directors
Directors need to restore trust and reset their goals, says Ira M. Millstein, associate dean for corporate governance at the Yale School of Management
Albert Gordon: Financial Leadership the Old-Fashioned Way
The Kidder Peabody legend brought a purposefulness and responsibility to the business that his contemporary counterparts would do well to learn
CEOs Change, but Problems Can Persist
Does sending a CEO packing help in troubled times? Experts aren't so sure
Boards Must Take On Risk Management
You've heard of the Qualified Financial Expert, or QFE? Perhaps your board should consider a new acronym as well: QRE, Qualified Risk Expert
Executive Compensation: What Obama's Plan Means
The Administration's attempt to deal with excessive pay is more about procedure than substance and will allow most companies to self-govern
Directors' Pay: The Median Is the Message
Director compensation at large-cap companies is beginning to moderate
Outsourcing Gets Crimped by Recession
Discretionary IT projects are getting the ax as companies review costs, hurting sales and growth for outsourcing providers
Corporate Governance
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Fraud's Red Flags
Inside China's Boardrooms
Directors: Remember the Basics
To Compete, Boards Have to Go Global
Governance: The View from Both Sides
Bruce Freed: Boards Should Scrutinize Political Spending
Corporate Governance in China and India
Proxy Access: On to the Next Battle
Boards Behaving Badly
Board Talent Getting Scarcer
The Problems with Boards
Succession Planning
What If Someone Hires Your CEO?
Succession Planning: A Board Imperative
When Should CEOs Be Fired?
Emergency CEO Succession Planning
The Indispensable Succession Plan
McCormick's Successful Succession Plan
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An Embarrassment of Succession Fiascoes
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The Succession Opportunity
The Succession Timetable
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The Changing Board
How to Become a Director
How to Get on a Board
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How to Decide on a Board Seat Offer
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CEO Compensation
Board Pay Still Rising
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Bill George: Nonperforming CEOs
Paying Big-Time For Failure
Competitive Pay for Private Companies
The Elite Circle of $1 CEOs
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Enhance Managers' Skills in a Downturn
E-Tools That Help Teach Leadership
Define Your Personal Leadership Vision
Preparing Execs for Asia Assignments
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Leaders Need 'Just Enough Anxiety'
Leadership: It's All About Them
How to Be a C-Suite Churchill
People Do What People See
Leadership Is About Doing, Not Saying
Lessons from Harvard: Survival Guide for Leaders
It's Time to Pass the Ball
Why Leadership Means Listening
Strategy and Execution
Organizations Need Structure and Flexibility
Demonstrating the Entrepreneurial Spirit
Cut Costs Like Avon—Not Home Depot
When Your Company Outgrows Its Board
What Apple Knows That Facebook Doesn't
Skilling's Appeal and Enron's Legacy
Why 'How' Matters More Than Ever
When the 'Silver Tsunami' Fails to Hit
Jim Champy: Outsmarting the Competition
A Green and Bumpy Road for CEOs
Interactive Case Study: Re-engineering Xerox
The Innovation Engine: The Upside of Recession
Doodling for Profits
How to Market in a Recession
Corporate Governance in China and India
What Can Microsoft Offer Yahoo?
What Went Wrong at Citi and Merrill
From Harvard Business: Recession 2008: Take the Offensive
Predictably Surprised in 2007—and 2008
Interactive Case Study: Jet Blue's Fare Decision
Google: A Druckerian Ideal?
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Demystifying Strategy: The What, Who, How, and Why
Beverly Behan: The Boardroom
Five Essential Elements of Board-Building
Boards are being criticized even as they're being given more responsibilities than ever. Beverly Behan on how to make them more effective
Harvard Business Online
Why Wagoner Had to Go
Companies finding themselves in a downward spiral need fresh views, not just redoubled efforts to do the same thing while waiting for the recession to end, says Rosabeth Moss Kanter
The Drucker Difference: Rick Wartzman
AIG, and Drucker's Glimpse at a Very Dark Place
The AIG debacle brings to life Peter Drucker's warning about how societies can suddenly unravel, writes Rick Wartzman
CEO Insight: Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman on the Right Culture
Former president and CEO of eBay, Meg Whitman discusses the cumulative positive effects that come from facing tough dilemmas, making decisions, and then explaining them to people
Viewpoint: SpencerStuart
A New Leadership Model for Financial Companies
The Wall Street crisis calls for the new financial-services firms to be run much like conglomerates and for executives with much greater depth and breadth of management skills
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