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When Charismatic CEOs Are an Asset — and When They’re a Liability

Harvard Business

However, charisma can be especially useful in two business concepts with big unknowns: entrepreneurial startups and corporate turnarounds. Starting in the 1980s, a generation of larger-than-life CEOs became full-blown celebrity, but over time, research suggested that charismatic CEOs tended to have drawbacks at leaders.

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The Key to Campbell Soup’s Turnaround? Civility.

Harvard Business

Being treated with respect had a more powerful effect on employees than other more celebrated leadership behaviors including recognition and appreciation, communicating an inspiring vision, providing useful feedback — even opportunities for learning, growth, and development. People valuing Campbell.”

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How Microsoft Became Innovative Again

Harvard Business

Inside the cultural turnaround that helped the tech giant think like a startup.

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PE Firms Are Creating a New Role: Leadership Capital Partner

Harvard Business

Making these shifts requires increased attention to organizational governance around three domains: talent, capability , and leadership. To focus that attention and transform the companies in their portfolios, PE firms are establishing a new role that we call a leadership capital partner (LCP).

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Could one leader be costing you thousands of dollars?

Peter Stark

Meet with the leader to discuss how they perceive their leadership and what they believe others would say about their leadership, communication, and performance management style. Administer a 360 Leadership Development Assessment. Assess the leader’s perception of his or her strengths and opportunities.

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10 Must Read Books for a Business Consultant

ConsultX

A one-stop turnaround plan, Conquer the Chaos lays out a complete path to make your business run smoothly and provide you with the freedom you desire. In this article he provided the underlying rules of operations. This article appears at the end of this book. But take heart! Conquer the Chaos shows you how.

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When Is Teamwork Really Necessary?

Harvard Business

So what he mostly needed was hub-and-spoke, one-on-one leadership, through weekly individual meetings, supplemented by periodic group get-togethers. In turnaround situations, for example, the most important roles for the team often are Agenda Setters, Execution Drivers, and Architects (leading required organizational transformation).