2018 May AAL Newsletter

Empowering Bottom-Up Communications in a Top-Down Environment by Joseph Master A 2016 report conducted by Cornerstone OnDemand and Ellucian found that “69 percent of higher education institutions surveyed admitted to struggling to retain top...

2018 April AAL Newsletter

Three Lessons CEOs Can Learn from King Hammurabi by John Kador While the Code of Hammurabi may translate as authoritarian by today’s standards, Kador shows how the Babylonian king’s concern for welfare and consequences protected his people from selfish...

2018 March AAL Newsletter

Microsoft’s CEO on the Power of Being a Learn-It-All by Adam Grant and Heleo Editors Microsoft CEO and bestselling author Satya Nadella and Wharton professor Adam Grant discuss the importance of empathy in business. “The source of innovation is your ability to grasp...

2018 February AAL Newsletter

Three Daily Sheets Guide Morgan Stanley’s CEO by Erik Schatzker Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman talks to Erik Schatzker about his leadership lessons, one of which is to keep three sheets of paper every day: daily numbers, personal goals, and company strategy....

2018 January AAL Newsletter

Leadership Insights from NASA by Chris Maxwell Paul Sean Hill, former flight director and director of mission operations for human spaceflight at NASA, tells Chris Maxwell why, in times of crisis, it is important that leaders take stock of the situation and get...

2017 December AAL Newsletter

Always Question Strategy and Execution by Paul Leinwand and Matthias Bäumler Not enough leadership teams question whether they are clear about their company’s value proposition or can state what differentiates their organization, write Leinwand and Bäumler. If...