by Kevin Cashman | Nov 22, 2011 | Leadership
Politics and policy need to be higher on the agenda of American CEOs. The ramifications of trade, taxation, and regulation are too great to be neglected, or even delegated. Korn/Ferry Institute Whitepaper by Nels Olson American CEOs fall into two camps: those who...
by Kevin Cashman | Jun 9, 2011 | Leadership
In 2002 Korn/Ferry launched an initiative called LeaderSuccessionSM at Novartis, the global pharmaceutical and healthcare company, to identify, develop and mentor its future business leaders. Our review of LeaderSuccession with Novartis executives found that the...
by Kevin Cashman | Feb 10, 2011 | Events
There’s a Fed Ex commercial you may have seen that’s now taken up residence on YouTube. In the ad, a manager brings a trainee to the company’s mailroom to help see an urgent shipping matter through. Snubbing his nose at the work, the young businessman rationalizes...