Harvard Business

APRIL 19, 2016

Outsiders, in effect, have become more of an intentional leadership choice than a stereotypical hire in a turnaround or crisis situation. That helps explain why 38% of incoming CEOs in the telecommunications industry during the previous four years were recruited from outside the company. one of the authors of the study.

Company 28

Company Study Recruiting Recruitment 28

Harvard Business

MAY 20, 2016

We created a version of our index as an online survey that feeds us input in a more systematic way and as a means of reaching more people — you could, too, if your organizations are more accustomed to engaging in surveys online rather than in person. And people wanted more meeting spaces that could be used quickly and informally.

Exercises 33

Exercises Meeting Real Estate Survey 33

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Two of your most senior managers never do a lick of work—and are only on the payroll to keep competitors from recruiting them. We then tested these categories by surveying more than 3,600 people, equally divided between managers and employees, from tech and non-tech organizations.

Talent 28

Talent Culture Turnaround Interviews 28

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Since 2009 we have interviewed and surveyed 181 executives who run PE-owned companies, as well as eight to 15 people who work with each of these 181 executives (supervisors, board members, director reports, and others). But CEOs at the best-run PE-owned firms we’ve worked with emphasize both recruiting and talent development.

Company 28

Company Engineering Turnaround System 28