Throughout my article series, The Role of a CHRO in CEO Transitions, I’ve discussed how the CHRO can be an influential part of a major leadership transition. I’ve shared strategies for creating a connection, educating on the HR function, and integrating the CEO into the organization. Once these steps have taken place, a relationship has … Read more
Did You Know CEO Worldwide Is 20 Years Old? Thanks to all of you reading this, CEO Worldwide has reached the incredible milestone of turning 20 years old. We’ve shared some of the biggest achievements and moments from the last 20 years and would love to read your comments! See Post and Leave Us A … Read more
3 Leadership Lessons From Microsoft, the Drucker Institute’s Best-Managed Company Microsoft — whose stock price has soared 681 percent since Satya Nadella took over as CEO in June, 2014 — has increased its overall score more than any other company tracked by the Drucker Institute since it began publishing its rankings in 2017. Here are … Read more
How Can We Better Measure The Impact Of Workplace Diversity And Inclusion? One of the mistakes that a lot of companies make is only focusing on Diversity and neglecting Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. A diverse and inclusive company isn’t just focused on talent acquisition. You can hire a diverse team, but if you don’t take … Read more
Research: Adding Women to the C-Suite Changes How Companies Think Research has shown that firms with more women in senior positions are more profitable, more socially responsible, and provide safer, higher-quality customer experiences — among many other benefits. So, why is having women in the C-suite so powerful?… Open Blog Post Building Better Boards: Why … Read more
Leadership for Your Success The leader’s vision must be both feasible and far-reaching. CEOs should build a vision by expanding their intellectual horizons. Get out of the office and explore the world around you. Attend leadership seminars. Visit with other CEOs in organisations to seminars… Open Expert File Author: Colin Thompson – CEO – UK … Read more
Many biotech companies start as an idea for an idea: a business possibility for some scientific idea, often in embryonic stage. Their survival as companies and growth relies on the quality of the science but to a great extent on the team: the inventiveness of the scientists and other founding members, who, in order to … Read more
Successful Export – Going to New Markets Over 27 years, I have successfully managed or advised international companies. Most of the companies became market leader within their industry and market. Several subsidiaries were successfully established under my leadership. I bought companies and integrated them into the root business… Open Expert File Author: Freddy Dreher – … Read more
An Evolutionary Approach Countless publications, the majority of methods used to identify leadership potential and almost all executive training programmes courageously ignore that the phenomenon of leadership has remained remarkably unexplained. Not surprisingly, this bears a truth well beyond distinctive occurrences and across different cultures. The point to be made is: During our evolutionary development, … Read more
These basic competencies are considered vital for effective leadership: A leader must be able to look unflinchingly at the realities of the organisation and marketplace. To “interrogate reality,” a leader should ask: The leader’s vision must be both feasible and far-reaching. CEOs should build a vision by expanding their intellectual horizons. Get out of the … Read more