July 22, 2025

Emilio J. Castilla in Conversation with Renee Bales About The Meritocracy Paradox

In this interview, Emilio J. Castilla and Renee Bales discuss the strengths and limitations of meritocracy, the state of merit-based evaluation practices today, and more.

January 25, 2019

“Tough Love” Tips from The CEO’s Boss

“The CEO’s Boss serves up a wealth of practical, hands-on recommendations to build a productive partnership and a plan of action for a variety of businesses and settings…. For anyone who wants to take board evaluation, leadership structure, and dynamics to...

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,...

September 10, 2014

VIDEOS: Edward Hess Presents Chapters from "Learn or Die" (Part 1)

On Monday, as part of the giveaway for Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization, we featured a video with Edward Hess in which he provides an overview of the book. In conjunction with the book,...

September 9, 2014

Interview with Edward Hess, Author of "Learn or Die"

An interview with Edward Hess, author of Learn or Die: Using Science to Build a Leading-Edge Learning Organization.

December 12, 2013

Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks Shortlisted for a Best Business Book of 2013!

Interest and excitement for August Turak’s Business Secrets of the Trappist Monks: One CEO’s Quest for Meaning and Authenticity continues to grow. The book was recently shortlisted by 800-CEO-READ as one of the best business books of 2013 for the...