What becomes a CEO most (Part 2)
I promised in an earlier post to revisit a study, publicized by David Brooks, about what characteristics seemed to make for the most successful CEOs. The study is actually from July 2008, by Kaplan, Klebanov and Sorensen. It set out to compare the relative contribution to CEO success of what the study calls “execution” skills […]
What becomes a CEO most?
There is so much about corporate leadership that is, and is not, in David Brooks‘ New York Times column this week, “In Praise of Dullness” (and in the research he cites), that it may take me a few posts to react. Here is the thesis: [W]arm, flexible, team-oriented and empathetic people are less likely to […]
Is Employment a Corporate Social Responsibility?
I heard some interesting reactions to and interpretations of the comments on April 29 by Dr Margaret Chan, the Director-General of the World Health Organization. She said: “I have reached out to companies manufacturing antiviral drugs to assess capacity and all options for ramping up production. “I have also reached out to influenza vaccine manufacturers […]
“Shareholder Value” and short-term thinking
Can short-term thinking in a business leader be ethical… at least when the survival of the business is not at stake? Isn’t there something intrinsically wrong about sacrificing the future for the sake of the present? Valuing the long-term over the short-term is at the heart of a lot of messages that company management gives […]