Wharton Executive Education Articles
Tech Expert to Leader: The Skills You Need for a Successful Transition
You excel at what you do. Technical knowledge and skills have helped you achieve at high levels. But now you're moving out of your comfort zone into a leadership role, and you need new knowledge and new skills to succeed.
Scenario Planning: Where Strategy and Innovation Intersect
In an extremely critical report, the UK's all-party joint committee on the national security strategy recently reprimanded its National Security Council (NSC) for getting "sidetracked into short-term crisis management.".
Negotiating with the Devil? Real World Lessons from a Wharton Classroom
Wharton Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Management Richard Shell recently reviewed Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight by Robert Mnookin, exploring the question of whether it is morally acceptable to negotiate with "Devils" (defined in the book as certifiably "evil" people such as Hitler, terrorists, and racists).
Navigating the Brave New Marketing World: Wharton Leads the Way
Procter and Gamble's Febreze fabric freshener joined an elite group in 2011; it became one of the company's billion-dollar brands. But the product almost didn't smell success — thanks to a canary. Wharton marketing professor George Day tells the story: "Soon after its launch, an Internet rumor that Febreze caused the death of a pet bird went viral.
Increasing Troop Strength: Great Leaders Build Leadership in Others
In a recent interview, outgoing IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano spoke about the need for mentoring, and for creating a culture that is committed to developing leadership in its ranks. He described to Wharton management professor Mike Useem the mentoring he's received throughout his career, and his work with his successor, Ginni Rometty.
Green Leadership: Driving Sustainability Through the Organization
German software company SAP is in the business of helping other organizations measure progress and achieve their sustainability goals. But it also practices what it preaches: for the fifth consecutive year, SAP has increased its carbon efficiency, and is on track to achieve its target of reducing emissions to year-2000 levels by 2020.
The Science of Better Communication
Successful executives know that their ability to communicate is critical to their success. Being able to address and relate to others in order to engage what moves them is at the heart of leadership.
Creating a Culture of Creativity: Think Different, Lead Different
The new Walter Isaacson biography of Steve Jobs has been read by millions of executives since its release in October. The book broke records world-wide: pre-sales in Hong Kong rivaled those of the last Harry Potter novel, and it was Amazon's best-selling book of 2011.
Choosing the Right Partner for the Right Reasons
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical maintains two dozen partnerships with foreign and domestic organizations and companies. These partnerships allow Takeda to share the cost and risks associated with working on multiple research projects, developing and testing new drugs, and evaluating the efficacy of existing drugs.
Top Business Trends of 2012: Wharton Experts Weigh In
What's new for 2012? Wharton faculty share insider perspectives on issues that could affect your organization and your career in the new year.
Strategy Accelerators: Practices that Work
Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15 minutes — with the potential to significantly impact your success as a leader and the engagement and productivity of the people you lead.
Leading Through Resistance: Why You Need Conflict
Some leaders thrive on conflict, while others are concerned or even distressed by it. "It's inevitable, so leaders need to learn to expect it, plan for it, and normalize it," says Wharton adjunct management professor Gregory Shea.
