Can BP CEO Tony Hayward help himself? For that matter, can anyone on his top management team help themselves? Since shortly after the April 20th accident on the Deepwater Horizon oil platform it appears that BP executives have made headlines more for their unfortunate comments...
There was an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal recently. Reporter Jonnelle Marte described the fact that lean companies were increasingly leaning on younger, less experienced to do more, earlier in their careers. She rightly points out the benefits and risks these "opportunities" present. Our...
The most talked about career move of the week belongs to late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien. TBS announced that O'Brien would debut his show on its network this fall, after its baseball post-season coverage concludes. Many were surprised by what they view as an...
People are quick to understand that mentors matter, but fewer understand how to really get the most out of one. Our contention is that just as with any other strategic resource, a key predictor of what will make one executive more successful than the next...