Purpose – This paper aims to describe how Birla creates a strong pipeline of people who are ready to lead the organization in the future. Design/methodology/approach – It explains the origins of the group’s global-manufacturing leadership program (GMLP), the form it takes and the results...

Purpose – Provides chief executives with 21 tools for success in the turbulent global business environment. Design/methodology/approach – Illustrates the main points with the examples of such successful international leaders as Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, A. G. Lafley, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Jeff...

Purpose The purpose of this research paper is to place an emphasis on the philosophy of “employees first, customers second, and shareholders third”. Design/methodology/approach It outlines the advantages of this philosophy and illustrates with examples of global companies including Google,...

Purpose The purpose of this research paper is to address the current challenges in HR and offer innovative tools and techniques to craft a modern HR philosophy. Design/methodology/approach It illustrates with examples of global companies, including Google, LinkedIn, Twitter, FedEx Corporation,...

Purpose – Emphasizes the soft and hard skills needed to put a person in a position to shortlist his or her employer. Design/methodology/approach – Shares seven tools to fast-track a career. Outlines tips to build career capital. Findings – Advances the view that there is no permanent...

Purpose – To begin understanding how best to develop and train Emirati women so they can become more influential in business, government, and the community, research was conducted that explores the backgrounds and experiences of these women in learning environments. The purpose of this paper...

Purpose Interventions to develop leadership have attracted the interest of both the professional world and academia. The latter through review papers has highlighted the need to incorporate organizational performance outcomes when evaluating the effectiveness of programs for leadership...

According to a survey carried out on a total of 756 CEOs in 2002 by The Center for Creative Leadership and Chief Executive Magazine , leadership development has been hailed as a critical component of competitive advantage. While this may not come as much of a shock to some organizations, the...

Look around the Web for articles and information about leadership and it will not be very long before you come across sites dedicated to the concept of a “global leader”. The TRIUM Executive MBA program, a “groundbreaking” alliance between the New York University Stern School of...

How many times have you heard of a manager within your organization or in the wider sphere of business who has risen swiftly through the ranks on the basis of his or her technical ability only to find that, once they reach the top, these abilities pale into insignificance in comparison with the...