Tell Me Your Idea (and Don’t Mind the Silly Putty) By ADAM BRYANT This interview with Laurel J. Richie, president of the W.N.B.A., was conducted and edited by Adam Bryant. Earl Wilson/The New York Times Laurel J. Richie, president of the W.N.B.A., says she’s learned to encourage employees to express their own points of view.…
Leadership and management must go hand in hand. They are not the same thing. But they are necessarily linked, and complementary. Any effort to separate the two is likely to cause more problems than it solves. Still, much ink has been spent delineating the differences. The manager’s job is to plan, organize and coordinate. The…
Published: July 28, 2012 Q. You know of several high-level professionals who have used a career coach. What are some reasons that you or others might do the same? A. Professionals enlist coaches to accelerate their careers, getting help with things like making decisions, cultivating a presence and achieving self-awareness. Coaches can provide honest, unfiltered…
A Harvard Business School professor reflects on what she has learned from senior executives about the unique value that strategic leaders can bring to their companies. JULY 2012 • Cynthia A. Montgomery Seven years ago, I changed the focus of my strategy teaching at the Harvard Business School. After instructing MBAs for most of the…
Your Company Can Deliver, but Can It Discover? . Librado Romero/The New York Times Ronald M. Shaich, founder, chairman and co-C.E.O. of Panera Bread, says companies often err by letting their “delivery muscle” — how they get their work done — become stronger than the “discovery muscle” that brings innovation. » Q. How has…
This question has been bouncing around my brain since I left the International Society for Technology in Education conference. When people say that I’m an ed-tech leader, I am always shocked. I don’t think of myself as a leader in this area — just someone who really likes what he does. So, what makes someone…
Darren Calabrese, for USA TODAY Entrepreneur Wendy Woods, meditating next to her BlackBerry, says it helps her be more creative. EnlargeClose Darren Calabrese, for USA TODAY Entrepreneur Wendy Woods, meditating next to her BlackBerry, says it helps her be more creative. Sponsored Links But a new study finds that becoming more focused, productive and…
Librado Romero/The New York Times Cathy Choi is president of Bulbrite, a lighting maker and supply company in Moonachie, N.J. After accepting her father’s offer to join it, she says, she “made a concerted effort to make the company the leader, not me or my dad.” Corner Office Every Sunday, Adam Bryant talks with…
Performance appraisals are one of the most frequently criticized talent management practices. The criticisms range from their being an enormous waste of time to their having a destructive impact on the relationship between managers and their subordinates. Criticizing performance appraisals has a long history. For decades, the literature on talent management has pointed out…
Corporate corruption is the new normal, Americans say Polls show that nearly three-quarters of Americans think that corporate corruption has increased in recent years, with 62% saying corporate corruption is endemic. That could have a lasting impact on the way people relate to businesses and public institutions, writes Eduardo Porter. “It’s hard to fathom the…
