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How to Get on the Shortlist for the C-Suite

Harvard Business

Turnaround leaders pick up the pieces and make things right when a business or function is failing to perform. One chief strategy officer I met got the job after bringing his company back from the brink with a number of savvy strategic alliances, essentially turning it around after the 2008 recession. Broad Support. CEO Chemistry.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business

With the firm’s once-rapid growth having slowed to a crawl, the PE company decided the best course was to sell the firm. From 2008 to 2015 SCA’s revenue rose 88% (from $690 million to $1.3 Hall and OSI’s leadership team have coinvested with Jordan and will continue with the company.

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Reflecting on David Garvin’s Imprint on Management

Harvard Business

He doesn’t neglect the softer side of the topic (providing time for reflection, opening up boundaries), but they’re not the main course. A follow-up article, coauthored with Amy Edmondson and Francesca Gino, delved more deeply into such issues as psychological safety, openness to new ideas, and leadership attention.