Category: Columbia Business School Publishing

January 24, 2019

Practicing Tough Love: An Excerpt from The CEO’s Boss

“The CEO’s Boss is a must-read for anyone who looks to be taking the highest position in a company.” ~ Midwest Book Review Tuesday you learned about Tesla $40 Million lesson in the need to show “tough love” in the boardroom....

January 23, 2019

The CEO’s Boss (preface)

“Too many researchers forget that we have as much—or more—to learn from failure as we do from success. By examining transitions that have worked and ones that haven’t, William M. Klepper has given us new perspective on how boards can...

January 22, 2019

William M. Klepper on How “Tough Love” Could Have Saved Tesla $40 Million

“Everybody needs a superior, even the company CEO, and governing boards have increasingly answered the call. In doing so, they have added plenty “tough love” to the executive suite, as William M. Klepper has so well chronicled in The CEO’s Boss,...

January 18, 2019

Book Excerpt! The Activist Director (conclusion)

“For more than six decades, Ira Millstein has had an important seat in the boardrooms at some of our world’s most iconic corporations. The Activist Director is a fascinating and must-read book for anyone associated with a for-profit or not-for-profit...

January 17, 2019

4 Steps to Becoming an “Activist Director”

“Far too many corporate directors have failed to honor their responsibility to manage the corporations they serve for the benefit of the firm’s shareholders. In this powerful and articulate book, attorney and board consultant Ira M. Millstein aims to drive...

January 16, 2019

Ira Millstein on The Activist Director – Why It’s Needed Now More Than Ever!

“No one has more experience with corporate boards, and insights into what makes them work, than Ira Millstein. The Activist Director reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly from some of the biggest management failures—and successes—in recent history.” ~ Michael Bloomberg,...

January 14, 2019

A Decade of Columbia Business School Publishing

The end of 2018 marked the completion of the ten-year anniversary of our Columbia Business School Publishing imprint. In celebration of this landmark event, we will be highlighting guest blog posts and excerpts from our authors and books that are part of...

October 27, 2017

Designed Leadership: Principle 2: Know Place and Experience and Principle 3: Value Diversity

Read a blog post from Moura Quayle, author of DESIGNED LEADERSHIP!

August 28, 2017

Designed Leadership: Principle 1: Make Values Explicit

Read a blog post from Moura Quayle, author of DESIGNED LEADERSHIP!

July 20, 2017

Designed Leadership: A Case Study

Read an excerpt from DESIGNED LEADERSHIP, by Moura Quayle!

July 19, 2017

Introduction to the Principles of Designed Leadership

Read a blog post from Moura Quayle, author of DESIGNED LEADERSHIP!

July 18, 2017

Strategic Design in Action

Read an excerpt from DESIGNED LEADERSHIP, by Moura Quayle!