Blog Posts - Russell Eisenstat

Distinct from other research on “people centric” or “socially responsible companies,” our four-year study examined leadership behavior in creating superior social and financial performance. Read more > >

It took three tries before Cascade Engineering, Inc. successfully hired and integrated former welfare recipients into Cascade's workforce. Fred Keller, President and CEO, reflects on the unexpected twist and turns of institutionalizing a good intention. Read more > >

Deanna M. Mulligan, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, shares her decision to sacrifice short-term sales growth in order to keep long-term commitments to customers. Read more > >

On November 7 and 8, 2011, 35 current and former CEOs from the U.S., Europe and India joined the five Higher Ambition authors, and five HBS faculty to share perspectives on leadership. Read more > >

Leif Johansson, recently retired CEO of the Volvo Group, has a simple and powerful test to track his progress as a leader. In addition to the usual metrics — return on investment, growth in market share, increases in shareholder value — Johansson uses what he calls the "kitchen table test". Read more > >

The web site and blog are intended as a resource for leaders who share a higher ambition. It is for those who aspire to lead organizations that don’t just outperform in the marketplace, but that powerfully and consistently win with their customers, their people, their partners, and their communities — what we call higher-ambition leadership. Read more > >