1: When Mary Barra became CEO of General Motors in 2014, she immediately faced a crisis that would shape her leadership philosophy.

At least 124 people were dead because of a faulty ignition issue with General Motors’s cars. The company had been aware of the problem for more than a decade.  

Mary responded quickly. More than 29 million cars were ultimately recalled.

There was, however, a more significant learning for … continue reading

1: Who is typically the highest-paid player on an NFL team? ask Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra  in their book CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest.

The quarterback. Because he executes almost every play on offense. The quarterback is responsible for putting points on the scoreboard.

Who is the second highest paid?

Most “people guess running backs or … continue reading

1:  The year was 2019.  Johan Thijs, CEO of Belgian-based bank-insurance group KBC, had appeared in the Top 10 of the Harvard Business Review’s Top 100 CEOs in the world list for three years straight.

“If ever there was an ‘if it’s not broke, don’t fix it’ scenario,” Carolyn Dewar, Scott Keller, and Vikram Malhotra write in CEO Excellence, Johan was it.

KBC consistently posted … continue reading