Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Aug 10, 2012

Article of the Week
Why boards fail to choose the right CEO (Fortune)
Big Idea:  If leadership is critical to strategic alignment then so is the leader. Ram Charan points out that the choice of CEO…

Why boards fail to choose the right CEO

By Ram Charan
Fortune
August 8, 2012

Big Idea:  If leadership is critical to strategic alignment then so is the leader. Ram Charan points out that the choice of CEO must begin with the Board understanding clearly the leadership requirements of the company. He contrasts the selection of Gerstner at IBM (success)…

Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Aug 10, 2012

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Managing Effectively in a Matrix (HBR Blog Network)
Big Idea: The skills needed for a leader to thrive in a matrix operating environment — empathy, conflict management, influence and self-awareness — can…

Managing Effectively in a Matrix

By Ruth Malloy
HBR Blog Network
August 10, 2012

Big Idea: The skills needed for a leader to thrive in a matrix operating environment — empathy, conflict management, influence and self-awareness — can be identified, developed and honed. Organizations and individual leaders need to take the initiative to broaden their traditional notions…

Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Aug 10, 2012

Article of the Week
How is big data faring in the enterprise?  (ZD Net)
Big Idea: With the hype sometimes seeming to reach a fever pitch, Hinchcliffe takes a look at how enterprises are really using big data along with the overall maturity of the new industry itself.   …

How is big data faring in the enterprise?

By Dion Hinchcliffe
ZD Net
August 10, 2012

Big Idea: With the hype sometimes seeming to reach a fever pitch, Hinchcliffe takes a look at how enterprises are really using big data along with the overall maturity of the new industry itself.    He examines adoption rates (more companies think big data will…

Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Aug 10, 2012

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Stop Fighting Your Culture (HBR Blog Network)
Big Idea: Because deeply embedded cultures change slowly over time, working with and within the culture you have invariably…

Stop Fighting Your Culture

By Jon Katzenbach, Ilono Steffen, and Caroline Kronley
HBR Blog Network
August 10, 2012

Big Idea: Because deeply embedded cultures change slowly over time, working with and within the culture you have invariably is the best approach. The overall change effort will be far less jarring for all concerned. Simply put, rather…

Editor’s Choices for Week Ending Aug 10, 2012

Article of the Week
“Rogue IT” is about to wreak havoc at work (Fortune Tech)
Big Idea: In the past, enterprise software and hardware decisions were often the exclusive domain of a company’s chief information officer…