Contributor: G. Richard Shell, Thomas Gerrity Professor, Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics and Management; The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; author of Springboard: Launching Your Personal Search for Success Nano Tools for Leaders® are fast, effective leadership tools that you can learn and start using in less than 15…Read More
Mike Useem
2018 Joseph Wharton Lifetime Achievement Award goes to former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic
Professor Mike Useem sat down in October 2018 with Arthur D. Collins, Jr., former chairman & CEO of Medtronic and the 2018 Joseph Wharton Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, to discuss why many military officers have gone on to be successful business executives. Mr. Collins was an officer in the U.…Read More
Wharton’s 22nd Annual Leadership Conference Summary
Wharton Leadership Conference 2018: “Leading in a World of Seismic Shifts” At the 22nd Annual Wharton Leadership Conference, extraordinary leaders from the food industry, the Department of Defense, polar tourism, the nonprofit world, health care, journalism, the National Park Service, management consulting, and banking told how they are taking…Read More
From the Macro to the Personal: Lessons from Five Top Leaders
This article originally appeared on LinkedIn and again in the Knowledge@Wharton leadership section on December 12, 2017 In this opinion piece, Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett writes about critical advice he has received from other leaders – including former Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, American…Read More
New Executive Education Class for Senior Leaders
Today’s senior leaders need to think more strategically, communicate more persuasively, and act more decisively — all while developing the leadership of those around them. Wharton’s Executive Education’s Becoming a Leader of Leaders: Pathways for Success draws on new research and insights to provide you with strategies to strengthen your…Read More
2017 Global Alumni Forum Highlights
Browse through photos, video, and more to relive this fantastic experience, and continue your pursuit of lifelong learning with interviews from Bloomberg News and an insightful special report from Knowledge@Wharton.
Leaders@Wharton
Excerpted from Knowledge@Wharton: When Raj Gupta, former CEO of specialty chemicals firm Rohm and Haas, came to the U.S. from India as a young man, he had just eight dollars with him. Over the course of his career — he was with Rohm and Haas for more than 40 years…Read More
Nano Tool: Become a More Strategic Leader
Contributor: Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management and Director of the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Harbir Singh, The Mack Professor, Professor of Management; Vice Dean for Global Initiatives; Co-Director, Mack Center for Technological Innovation, The Wharton School, University…Read More
New Book Release: The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap: 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy
A new book has come out by longtime Wharton Management Professors Harbir Singh and Mike Useem. The Strategic Leader’s Roadmap: 6 Steps for Integrating Leadership and Strategy draws from in-depth research, one-on-one interviews with CEOs, and their experience teaching today’s executives, Singh and Useem take readers into the offices —…Read More
A conversation with Chanda Kocchar
Professor Mike Useem recently sat down with Ms. Chanda Kochhar who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Bank Limited, India’s largest private sector bank. Ms. Kochhar began her career, with ICICI Limited in 1984 and was elevated to the Board of Directors of ICICI Bank in 2001. During 2006-2007,…Read More