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January 25-29, 2010

Most Overlooked Articles of the Week

Lessons from Leno and Conan on Managing Succession: Kellogg’s Adam Galinsky on why you shouldn’t keep an ex-CEO around, the importance of hierarchy, and the “three R’s” of smoothing ruffled feathersBusiness Week
Interview: Former eBay CEO shares her values in a new book – NPR
Nike CEO: Corporate responsibility at a “tipping point” – Business-Ethics.com

The Week’s Best Interviews and Remarks by CEOs

Speech Transcript: IBM CEO Palmisano on how forward-thinking leaders in business, government and civil society around the world are capturing the potential of smarter systems to achieve economic growth, near-term efficiency, sustainable development and societal progress – IBM
How I Did It: Aflac’s CEO explains how he fell for the duckHarvard Business Review
Video: Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella on learning from mistakesWall Street Journal

Best Recent Articles on Leadership and Management

Commentary: Barack Obama: Crisis and Leadership: Alaina Love analyzes the President’s first-year performance and outlines what he needs to do—and watch out for—to become a more effective leaderBusiness Week
Leno-Conan mess offers management lessonsWall Street Journal
What the Jets’ Rex Ryan reveals about a great CEO – TheFasterTimes.com