Should You Appoint an Interim CEO?
It’s riskier than you think. Here’s when it makes sense and who to choose.
45 results for "Robert Langan"
It’s riskier than you think. Here’s when it makes sense and who to choose.
It's a well-known problem: Organizations launch well-planned change initiatives with the best of intentions but then struggle to achieve their goals....
Dec 09, 2024
Companies like Amazon, Google, and Iron Mountain have opted for an executive board chair in recent years. Separate from the CEO, the executive board chair...
Nov 25, 2022
CEOs and boards of directors are under increasing pressure to address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. To support them, companies like...
Feb 17, 2022
Interim CEOs are often framed as low-risk bridges in moments of disruption, but research suggests they can unsettle stakeholders and stall strategy.
Apr 03, 2026
To understand how leaders were making decisions during Covid-19, researchers surveyed CEOs at more than 500 Chinese firms during February and March of...
Jul 03, 2020
The introduction of AI into the workplace inherently creates tension. The same tools that relieve drudgery and make work easier, for example, can also...
Dec 10, 2025
Goals can be a helpful way to enhance our performance, keep us moving in the right direction, and increase our happiness and well-being. However, we won't...
Dec 21, 2023
A metaphor is a lightning flash—it illuminates the landscape in an instant, helping to calm the brain, coordinate energy, and clarify direction.
Oct 09, 2025
Many people believe that the process for achieving breakthrough innovations is chaotic, random, and unmanageable. But that view is flawed, the authors...
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Professor Robert Langer's laboratory at MIT is the source of an unusually large number of published papers, patents, and technology licenses to start-up...
Does pursuing a college education still make sense in the age of online learning and AI - when we have access to information for free via the internet?...
Aug 01, 2024