The number of women chief executives at the largest 150 Massachusetts nonprofits grew in recent years, accounting for 26 percent of those jobs, up three percent from two years ago. These findings were recently released in the report, Modest Gains, Robust Benefits, as part of the third biennial Census of Women Directors and Chief Executives of…
Gary DiCamillo is no stranger to turnaround management—in fact, in his 40 year career he has shepherded multiple companies through turnarounds. Outside the boardroom, DiCamillo is a Babson trustee, Chairman of the College’s Finance Committee, and an adjunct lecturer in the graduate school. For the past several years, DiCamillo has taught Managing in Turnaround Companies, a…
This post originally appeared in the blog, Influence Without Authority. It’s always dangerous to make direct business analogies from sports, but there are some useful things to learn from the firing of Bobby Valentine as Red Sox manager. First of all, it is quite common for the designated leader to either be over-blamed or over-praised…
This week the Senate failed to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. That’s the act that would have required organizations to demonstrate that any salary differences between men and women doing the same jobs are not gender-related. Why would such an act even be necessary? Don’t we already have the 1963 Equal Pay Act requiring that…
By Professor James Hoopes: When do you pick a fight—and how? These are uncomfortable questions, yet ones leaders often face in high-stakes situations with competitors and rivals. My research on the interplay between business and political leaders shows that there are rarely easy answers. For example, the well-known story of President Kennedy’s 1962 clash with…
I had the opportunity to share the new curriculum and pedagogical approach, “Giving Voice To Values” (GVV), at the Graduate Management Admission Council MBA Leadership Conference in Atlanta yesterday. I presented the rationale and origins of this curriculum to a packed room, and was followed by presentations from Emory University dean J.B. Kurish, Leadership Professor…