Four Ways CEOs Can Align Function Heads with Corporate Strategy

Idea posted: December 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School    University of St. Gallen   

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Most organizations are split into different business divisions that all report to a corporate office. This office houses the CEOs and other corporate functions, such as HR, finance and IT.…

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Avoiding Flawed Decisions: A Finance Manager’s Role

Idea posted: June 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

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Rational and objective thinking is not the only influence on the decision-making process. Recognising this, the authors set out to research why good leaders often make flawed decisions, at times…

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Avoiding Bad Decisions: ‘Red Flags’ and Reflection

Idea posted: May 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School   

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Decision-making is at the heart of all leadership. Sometimes leaders make good decisions, but sometimes they make less good decisions. The authors set out to understand why bad decisions are…

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To Centralize or Not to Centralize?

Idea posted: January 2013

Institutions: Ashridge Executive Education, Hult International Business School    University of St. Gallen   

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Are the gains of centralization (i.e. combining business activities) worth the pain it can cause? This is the dilemma, or the “tug of war” between centralization and decentralization faced by…

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