A Recession’s Role in Transforming Leadership Development
A Recession’s Role in Transforming Leadership Development [Feb 2008] – See Updated and Reissued Version [Sep 2008] Executive SummaryCost cutting in a recession usually includes strategic HR and leadership development initiatives and expenses. Recessions often also lead to negative perceptions of HR since they are made responsible for cutting people and programs in line with company […]
The Financial Psychology of the Presidential Frontrunners and its Impact on US Competitiveness
The Financial Psychology of the Presidential Frontrunners and its Impact on US Competitiveness Executive Summary Election Op Ed This White Paper examines the financial psychology of the three Presidential front-runners with the aim of assessing what impact they will have on the US economy and US competitiveness. The approach used in the paper is based […]
The Role of Business Acumen in Leadership Development (Updated)
The Role of Business Acumen in Leadership Development (Updated) [June 2008] Executive SummaryThis paper discusses the emerging role of business acumen in leadership development programs and how this differs from business or (financial) literacy programs. Business acumen training highlights the need for managers to understand how their actions and their behavior impact their financial decision-making […]
A Recession’s Role in Transforming Leadership Development (Reissued)
White Paper on a Recession’s Role in Transforming Leadership Development A Recession’s Role in Transforming Leadership Development (Reissued) [Sep 2008] Executive SummaryCost cutting in a recession usually includes strategic HR and leadership development initiatives and expenses. Recessions often also lead to negative perceptions of HR since they are made responsible for cutting people and programs […]
The business cycle–booms and busts, corporate governance and business acumen
Booms and Busts, Corporate Governance and Business Acumen [Nov 2008] Executive SummaryOne question that has, surprisingly, not been asked in the current financial crisis is why a crisis of this severity could occur after so much effort had been invested in reform of corporate governance. The corporate governance reforms of 2002 enshrined in the Sarbanes-Oxley […]
Compensation Strategy and Economic Crises: Time for a Radical Rethink
Compensation Strategy and Economic Crises: Time for a Radical Rethink [Apr 2009] Executive Summary Part 1: Where We Have BeenCompensation strategy has evolved as a technical discipline. It has signally lacked a behavioral focus. This explains many of the excesses in compensation that helped cause the current economic crisis. Compensation strategy and approaches are stuck […]
Sustainable Growth – The New Goal for Leadership Development based on business acumen idea
Sustainable Growth – The New Goal for Leadership Development [Sept 2009] Executive Summary Part One: Old Growth Era was growth at all costs … Previous leadership development approaches did not prevent the crisis. Now the need is for sustainable growth. The end of the recession is an opportunity to change to new models of growth-focused […]
Leadership Development and Behavioral Finance
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIORAL FINANCE [Sep 2010] Executive Summary this article introduces the leadership development and behavioral finance combined with business acumen Part 1: Conventional Leadership Approaches are Not Really EffectiveCurrent leadership approaches failed to prevent the economic crisis.They are based on dated systems which focus on interpersonal skills and largely ignore impact on business […]
Competitiveness and Behavioral Strategy analysis based on business acumen idea
White Paper on Competitiveness and Behavioral Strategy Competitiveness – a Behavioral Phenomenon Basically it’s a behavioral phenomenon, and great products and profitability are merely symptoms of those behaviors. Needs to Take Account of Mixed Rationality Competitive strategy must also be based on an analysis of cognitive biases, the behavioral drivers that are mostly unconscious and […]
Merger Outcomes Can Be Predicted and Improved Using Behavioral Strategy – New White Paper from Perth Leadership Institute
M&A Outcomes Can be Predicted and Improved Using Behavioral Strategy There is a Critical Need for M&A Outcomes to be Predicted and Improved Traditionally M&A outcomes have been terrible and so has the record of predicting them. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” Traditional M&A Analysis Ignores Non-Rational BehaviorBehavioral […]