Theme:  Leadership

Features

In Conversation:  Purdy Crawford
By  Ed Pearce

Ivey’s Business Leader of the Year.  From corporate lawyer to corporate executive, he’s proven to be one of Canada’s most successful leaders.

 
The Enduring Skills of Change Leaders
By  Rosabeth Moss Kanter

The bold stroke produces change, but so does “the inevitability of gradualness.”  The latter approach builds organizations that endure.

 
Assessing Boards and Individual Directors
By  John Kazanjian

Canadian companies have been slow in implementing assessment guidelines.  This article outlines the risks and advantages of an assessment program and a process for measuring board performance.

 
An Interview with Charles Handy (Part One)
By  Carl Honore

One of the world’s pre-eminent management thinkers discusses his anything-but-conventional and more-than-refreshing views on leadership.

 
The Creative Web
By David W. Conklin and Larry Tapp

Today, an interconnected web links the smart organization to its suppliers, their suppliers and ultimately, the customers.

 
The New Infocracies:  Implications for Leadership
By James G. Clawson

Because an infocracy is based on power created by access to widely available information, it demands a different type of leadership than a bureaucracy.

Creating Change in Mindset and Behavior
By  Vijay Sathe

Most leaders don’t realize that mindset and behavior are the twin drivers of change.

Departments 

Perspective

Sometimes a Great Notion
By:  Ed Pearce

Everyone has one now and then.

Headstart

Global Leadership and Personal Power
By:  Jeffery Gandz

Leaders need more than a vision.  They need to have a passion, one that will drive them to realize their vision and the power to enact it.

China Joins the WTO Club
By:  Riyaz Dattu, John W. Boscariol and Sven Spengemann

China is open for business, but for western countries, there are risks and obstacles.

E-venge of the Incumbents
By:  Erich Almasy and Rick Wise

The Internet can’t do it all.  The best business model is built on clicks and bricks.

Asian Influence

Post-Crisis Asia
By:  Nicolini Strizzi and Gurprit S. Kindra

Both exporters and investors would do well to read this valuable primer.

Viewpoint

Tennyson on Management
By:  John S. McCallum

He’ll never be considered a management guru, but executives can learn a lot from this Victorian poet.

Retailing

Homgrocer.com (A Case Study)
By:  Sid Huff and David Becklow

This upstart on-line grocer will turn e-commerce business plan on its head.