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What VW can learn from Gen. Stanley McChrystal about imperfect leaders

Often times, the best leaders aren’t afraid to show their imperfections. The title of Chief Executive Officer commonly conjures up images of a sharply dressed, smooth-talking individual who paints an inspiring, mesmerizing picture of their company in images and words. But it is underneath this veiled exterior that an organization’s real story lives. When the […]

Decoding Tesla’s Secret Formula

This story appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of Forbes. By Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Nathan Furr The first thing you notice when you step onto Tesla Motors TSLA -1.96% production floor are the robots. Eight-foot-tall bright-red bots that look like Transformers, huddling over each Model S sedan as it makes its way […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook now has 17 direct reports — and that’s probably too many

Tim Cook assumed leadership of Apple in 2011, and since then his team of direct reports has grown significantly. At the beginning of his career as CEO, Cook managed nine people. Today, at least 17 people report directly to Cook, according to their bios on Apple’s executive profile page. (Apple declined to confirm the number.) […]

How Richard Branson turned his passion into a tangible business

The Virgin Galactic founder was first inspired by Neil Armstrong’s trip to the moon, and his passion to travel in space is something many entrepreneurs can learn from. Organizations are dealing with higher levels of uncertainty and deeper complexity than we’ve ever seen before. Not surprisingly, this changeable landscape is causing employees to act cautiously […]

Make It OK for Employees to Challenge Your Ideas

Kodak. Sears. Borders. The mere mention of any of these companies brings to mind the struggle to stay relevant amid today’s technology and boundless alternatives. But behind each of them lies a deeper story of at least one leader who is or was “sheltered” from the reality of their business. This dangerous “white space” where […]

Doing a cross country road trip

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Deep down in the water

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10 Tips for what to do downtown

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