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Talent Management From the Top Down

During a recent event I had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Jack Rowe, my predecessor at Aetna, and Mark…

Is your culture what you think it is? 

How a positive high-performance culture can reap the biggest rewards. In my career, there have been many things I am…

A Positive, High-Performance Culture Can Reap The Biggest Rewards 

A positive, high performance culture can reap the biggest rewards. Ignoring culture can result in disaster. It seems that almost…

How we did it: Implementing a private-equity strategic vision 

Established organizations are mostly structured to do yesterday’s work. To meet the changing needs of today’s and tomorrow’s customers, businesses…

What private-equity strategy planners can teach public companies

In many respects, successful private-equity (PE) firms seem to defy economic logic. They acquire most of their businesses through some…

The Challenge of Leaders – Developing the Workforce of Tomorrow

For nearly 200 years, the nature of America’s labor force has evolved as a result of significant economic and societal…

Time for a Reality Check – Mid Year Results

One of the key activities of leaders is to define reality and give hope to those who rely on you.…

IT as Strategy

Throughout my career, I have been interested in the transformative nature of information technology, and how, when strategically applied to…

We Need More Business Leaders In Public Service

Early in my career it was not unusual for corporate senior executives to take time off from their private-sector careers…