There are 17 videos in the "Raising the Bar" collection
Gordon Bethune, Former CEO, Continental Airlines
Synopsis:Reflections on turnaround at Continental Airlines.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Services |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Herb Kelleher, Former CEO, Southwest Airlines
Synopsis:Reflections on culture at Southwest Airlines.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Services |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Tom Friel, Former Chairman and CEO, Heidrick & Struggles
Synopsis:CEO of executive search firm gives insights into what he and others look for when choosing a CEO.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Services |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Dick Kovacevich, Chairman, Wells Fargo
Synopsis:It is important to always communicate and focus on building a common culture as a company grows through acquisitions.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Mergers & Acquisitions |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Dick Kovacevich, Chairman, Wells Fargo
Synopsis:It is important to not allow personal relationships interfere with professional decisions. A leader must always do the right thing.
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| Subject Area: | Decision-Making, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Dick Kovacevich, Chairman, Wells Fargo
Synopsis:It is important to retain good people even when faced with pressure to downsize.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Deborah Nelson, SVP Marketing, Hewlett Packard
Synopsis:Senior manager discusses several key considerations for effective talent management.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Human Resources, Sales/Marketing |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Leading Change |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:General discusses the importance of diversity to strategy and leadership.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Janet Ang, VP, Global Desktop Business Unit, Lenovo
Synopsis:Leader working in a multi-cultural environment says trust is the key to communication.
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| Subject Area: | Globalization, Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Rebecca Halstead, General, U.S. Army
Synopsis:Army General discusses how she thinks about taking charge and making improvements when taking charge of a unit.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Operations |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Roger Deromedi, CEO, Kraft
Synopsis:CEO confirms how it is important to not always worry about how the short term may impact the long term in having a diverse career.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Products & Retail |
| Leadership topic: | Diversity |
Nancy Barry, President, Women's World Banking
Synopsis:When leading people, it is important to respect them and be humble in spite of your position.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Financial |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Gayle Colvin, Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:Colonel shares how she is able to motivate people to work hard and do jobs that are risky and dangerous.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Motivating Teams |
Geetha Rao, CEO, Silicon Valley Start-up
Synopsis:Entrepreneur talks about how having an authoritarian leadership style makes an impact on long term relationships and projects.
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| Subject Area: | Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | High Tech |
| Leadership topic: | Difficult Conversations |
Naila Mehrabova, General Director, CrossCaspian Oil and Logistics
Synopsis:Executive talks about the importance of sharing success with the team and being humble as the leader.
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| Subject Area: | Human Resources, Strategic Management |
| Leadership Role: | Executive (C-Level) |
| Business Function: | General Management |
| Industry: | Products & Retail |
| Leadership topic: | Vision, Values, and Culture |
Gayle Colvin, Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Synopsis:Colonel describes what it takes to be a good leader.
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| Subject Area: | Career Development, Human Resources |
| Leadership Role: | Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Human Resources |
| Industry: | Military/Government |
| Leadership topic: | Taking Charge |
Jennifer Aaker, General Atlantic Partners Professor of Marketing, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Synopsis:Jennifer Aaker shares the behavioral science behind the power of story.
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| Subject Area: | Strategic Management, Operations, Power and Politics |
| Leadership Role: | Board Level, Senior Manager (VP-level), Executive (C-Level), Middle Manager |
| Business Function: | Sales/Marketing, Strategy |
| Industry: | Products & Retail, Services |
| Leadership topic: | Storytelling |