Leadership is one of the most discussed and debated issues of our age. From Tony Blair to Max Weber, Rob Goffee and his co-author, Gareth Jones, provide a unique view of the state of our understanding of leadership.
“The Olympics are a great brand; it's a convening force. To have your brand associated with that, we (GE) have found very powerful.”
“Business is a team-based enterprise; there are no exceptions.” Chris Gibson-Smith, chairman of the London Stock Exchange and British Land offers a unique perspective into the role of business in society and in creating wealth.
A day with the Chief Executive Officer of Indus Towers, the world’s largest tower company serving telecom operators.
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For an engineering company in a rapidly changing world, innovation is central, and in this interview with Richard Brass, Jürg Oleas talks about how to make innovating a habit, what makes a leader and how, when it comes to leadership, charisma just...
Richard Downs is founder and chief executive of the ski, cruise and family holiday company, Iglu.com. He graduated from London Business School in 1998.
Frank McCosker leads one of the most creative and influential teams in Microsoft — the team that serves the UN, the EU, the World Bank and other global public institutions with whom he has pioneered a new class of private-public partnership.
The ability to persevere in the face of what may seem impossible odds is the story of Ursula Burns, who began her career as an engineering intern at Xerox and rose to become CEO of the company in 2009.
Charles Handy, who has labelled himself a social philosopher, is arguably the first and most insightful commentator on the modern company's role in today's rapidly changing society. eBSR presents the distilled and essential Handy.
Strategy is an essential ingredient of business success. In this interview, David Bach tells Tom Brown how he came to believe that nonmarket strategy is just as important for future corporate success.
What happens when a company transforms its technological capabilities by entering a "new to the firm" niche?
The dilemma of what to measure is as old as business itself. From Frederick Taylor's scientific management at the turn of the twentieth century to contemporary notions of shareholder value, managers have soughts reassurance and motivation in measurement.
In a wide ranging interview with Des Dearlove, Sir Martin Sorrell talks of the importance of his MBA, his post-Blackberry reading habits, Bill Shankly, leadership and how he allocates his time.
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