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 feathers – Business 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 duck – Harvard Business Review
Video: Novartis CEO Daniel Vasella on learning from mistakes – Wall 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 leader – Business Week
Leno-Conan mess offers management lessons – Wall Street Journal
What the Jets’ Rex Ryan reveals about a great CEO – TheFasterTimes.com