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GM Faces More Tests as Documents Show Culture of Denial

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Jeff Green and Tim Higgins, Bloomberg, April 14, 2014 The hundreds of pages of documents released by lawmakers last week shed new light on General Motors Co. (GM)’s more than decade-long failure to respond to auto-safety complaints, underscoring the...

Beyond the Finish Line

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Josh Haner, The New York Times, April 10, 2014 Nearly a year after the Boston Marathon bombing, The New York Times reposts this slideshow that chronicles the progress of Jeff Bauman, a survivor who lost both legs in the bombing, in the months following...

Stop Believing that Everything Is Urgent

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“The Management Tip,” Harvard Business Review, April 8, 2014 In an ever-accelerating business culture, where smaller teams are taking on increasing workloads, it’s impossible to get everything done as fast as we’d like. This article...

“Barra’s review, from those who’ve been on hot seat”

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Davia Temin shares her thoughts on GM CEO Mary Barra’s handling of the crisis: “Unless you’ve been in front of Congress, you don’t now how grueling it can be… The most seasoned CEOs quake at something like this. In that light, I think she...

Barra’s review, from those who’ve been on hot seat

by | | Crisis Management, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Perception & Psychology, Reputation Management, Women & Girls Leadership

Amy Haimerl, Crain’s Detroit Business, April 6, 2014 As General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra faced congressional panels last week, she may well have felt like it was a firing squad. The members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight panel...