Leadership

The value of a high-performing team has long been recognized. It’s why savvy investors in start-ups often value the quality of the team and the interaction of the founding members more than the idea itself. It’s why 90 percent of investors think the quality of the management team is the single most important nonfinancial factor when evaluating an IPO. And …

When I first became a manager — an unexpected promotion soon after taking a new job — I found myself feeling awkward about the fact that I had been elevated above my peers. Still, my team was in the middle of a complex first-time project, so I wanted to impress my boss with my handling of it. My immediate instinct was to …

This is a good week to unpack Mandela’s succinct description of what his jail cell allowed him to do and of what true leadership really is. Let’s examine ourselves by these simple words. And let’s ask these questions of both ourselves and of our poli… Leadership Read the complete article

As Heineken marks its 150th year, CEO Jean-François van Boxmeer speaks about innovation, managing for the long term, and how he aims to uphold the company’s rich legacy. A McKinsey & Company article. Leadership Read the complete article

Craft your vision in pencil, not ink. Leadership Read the complete article

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez on how there are clear lessons to be learnt from Dubai. Leadership Read the complete article

For the first time, women have taken the reins of some of the world’s largest corporations. The challenges they face are anything but new. Leadership Read the complete article

The HR Review is a monthly magazine that specializes in the subject of Human Capital Management in the Middle East.With a main focus on tackling the topic of human resources in organizations from a strategic business perspective. Leadership Read the complete article

The question caught me off guard. I’d been offered a promotion, and my manager and I were now talking money. In response to my salary request, he’d asked, “Do you think what you’ll … Leadership Read the complete article

With all the talk about the need for “leaderful organizations,” few have set out to so clearly lay out a set of practices to create one. Leave it to MCN! Leadership Read the complete article