Topic: Rosabeth Moss Kanter

My Favorite Books for Bosses

In thinking about the process of writing "Good Boss, Bad Boss", and more broadly, about the set of books that I believe every boss should read, I came up with a list of my favorites.READ»

Why BP's New CEO Is Lucky -- and the BP Board Is Shrewd

Earlier in the week, I was interviewed by Michael Krasny at KQED (our local public radio station) about BP's new CEO Robert Dudley and the more general question of CEO accountability. You can listen to the interview here if you like. ...READ»

Why is the glass ceiling still alive and well?

Call it a glass ceiling, glass wall or a glass floor – there is still a barrier blocking senior women leaders in organizations. High-powered executive and professional women are increasingly opting out of, being bypassed, or otherwise disappearing from the highly professional workforce. While this exists, true diversity in organizations will not happen.READ»

Make Change Work for You

One of the chief reasons that so many people are uncomfortable with change is because it happens to them not for them. This point was made to me in an interview with personal branding expert, William Arruda. It was in reference to a ...READ»

Do you have a cape? The ‘diving catching’, firefighting, high-tech hero culture Caroline Simard, Vice President of Research and

In 2009, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology convened high-technology executives at the Technical Executive Forum. The topic: what should executives change in technical organizations in order to improve the recruitment, ...READ»

How Not to Innovate

The Fast Interview: Harvard professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter on what Google does right -- and the power of the small idea.READ»

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Leadership: To Change or Not To Change?

“We change when it hurts too much not to change.” That statement is attributed to Harvard professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the author of many books on change and its effect on organizations. This sentiment certainly applied to ...READ»

Turnaround Artists

Two seasoned renewal strategists offer a prescription for the corporate blahs. Carter Pate and Harlan Platt's medicine doesn't taste too good, but it may help cure what ails you.READ»

Thought Leaders: A Top 20 List

Who are the most influential business gurus? In a recent book, What's The Big Idea, a couple of authors rank the top 200 thought leaders in business by using a rather wacky methodology. They combined Google hits, media mentions, and ...READ»