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Why Character Matters in Leadership

Organizational Talent Consulting

In a study of executive leaders and their organizations over a two-year period, CEOs who scored high on aspects of character had an average return on assets (ROA) of 9.35%, in contrast to CEOs with low ratings had a ROA of 1.93%. doi:10.1108/ICT-04-2016-0020 Seijts, G., Leadership character plays a vital role in unifying a team.

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A Pharma Playbook for Success in Southeast Asia

BCG

Article Tuesday, August 23, 2016. The diverse countries in this region can serve as case studies to help companies develop strategies for success in other emerging markets. To capture the immense opportunities in emerging markets, pharmaceutical companies require highly targeted strategies.

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3 Tactics for Accelerating Company Performance Despite an Economic Downturn

Organizational Talent Consulting

In the following video, Dr. Chermack provides an overview of the process using a small business case study. Organizational change resilience is responding productively to significant disruptive change and transforming challenges into opportunities. This video provides some practical insights into scenario planning.

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What Multinationals Need to Do to Succeed in Africa

Harvard Business

One compelling case study is that of SABMiller. The beer maker started as South Africa’s national champion, snapped up global brands such as Pilsner Urquell, Miller Lite, and Peroni, and ended up on the London Stock Exchange’s FTSE 100 list before being acquired by rival Anheuser-Busch InBev for $103 billion in late 2016.

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Early Lessons from India’s Demonetization Experiment

Harvard Business

As I said at the time, it was a case study in poor policy and even poorer execution. When the policy change was announced, people were given until December 30, 2016, to return 500- and 1,000-rupee notes to banks, or else risk losing the value of them. Consider some additional data for the last quarter of 2016.

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How to Talk to Your Boss When You’re Underperforming

Harvard Business

Case Study #1: Admit your mistakes and generate ideas on how to improve. Matt joined the company in 2016 and has consistently been a strong performer — until he recently found himself in an unexpected slump. Case Study #2: Work together with your boss to improve your performance.

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What ‘The Art of the Deal’ Reveals About Leadership Fairy Tales

Harvard Business

2016 might be the year we recognized the impact of an often-derided literary genre: leadership self-help. Schwartz’s telling of Deal ’s production is more than the belated confession of a cash-strapped young writer. To call the products of such alliances fairy tales is accurate. To dismiss them as such is foolish.