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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

A finance executive said this of the decades-old corporate attitude, “We are GM. to 17.9%, from 1980 to 2015. A global IBM study found that 33% of CEOs had engineering degrees and another 15% had finance degrees. CEOs focus on data, facts, figures, and metrics. Even today, GM has record recalls. We know everything.

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Why Doctors Need Leadership Training

Harvard Business

Medicine involves leadership. Nearly all physicians take on significant leadership responsibilities over the course of their career, but unlike any other occupation where management skills are important, physicians are neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership. STOCK4B-RF/Getty Images.

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2016 Top 10 U.S. MBA programs for Management Consulting

Management Consulted

2015 class size: 635. The Class of 2015 had a full 35% of its graduates accept offers in the consulting field, and Kellogg has become a hot recruiting spot across top firms – but especially for McKinsey. 2015 class size: 259. Tuck takes leadership seriously. Buckle up; here we go! into consulting: 35%.

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Bridging Organization Design and Performance

Kates Kesler

The economic recovery of 2010-2015 has triggered a number of high-profile mergers, but even more break-ups and spin-offs among large global companies, particularly those based in the US. Global operating and support functions (R&D, supply chain, marketing, IT, HR, finance, etc.). Companies such as Nike, P&G, Deere & Co.,

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Mergers & Acquisitions: The Importance of Creating a Shared Culture

Organizational Talent Consulting

Sadly, evidence suggests that 50% to 85% of mergers fail to deliver on shareholder returns despite leadership's best intentions. The leadership challenge is to figure out the best way to manage the formation of a blended new shared culture. Influence the leaders’ leadership style.

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Job Hub: Uber Jobs and Culture

Management Consulted

Today we highlight tremendous business analyst and post-consulting leadership jobs at Uber. Estimated to be valued at around $50B as of July 2015, Uber has experienced a rapid (to say the least!) 28% of Management Consultants Pursue Finance. seven years of growth. Check out some of the other firms that we have profiled here.

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What 11 CEOs Have Learned About Championing Diversity

Harvard Business

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. created a program called Women and Opportunity that aims to develop women for future leadership roles at Gap.