Michael Useem


Leading Up: The Art of Managing Your Boss

May 1, 2001

True or false: Leaders have followers, but not all followers are subordinates. Quite true, says management professor Read story

A Lofty Take on Leadership: Mountain Climbing and Managing Companies

By Knowledge@Wharton Staff |  Sep 1, 2003

People climb mountains to conquer them. Sometimes, though, they find that the mountains end up exerting an influence over them of a kind they had never an...  Read story

Star Boards -- Nothing but Star Boards

By Mike Hofman |  Dec 1, 1999

Operating under the theory that celebrities are money magnets, America's largest companies have long stocked their boardrooms with a ration of star power....  Read story

The Manager's Burden

By George Gendron |  Dec 1, 1997

An overview of the articles in this month's issue. Topics include the challenges of managing knowledge workers and executives who left large companies to run...  Read story

CEO's Notebook

By Various Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1999

CEOs give advice on adding star power to your board; the ins and outs of PEOs; venture capital's coastal bias; and the truth about Internet recruiting. Plus:...  Read story

Avoiding the Tipping Point

By Francisco Dao |  Jun 1, 2005

Anyone who has ever been with a growing company from its early start-up days to any measure of significant size has undoubtedly experienced the tipping p...  Read story

Preparing for Business Battles? Learn Some Lessons from the Marines

Jun 11, 2001

Wharton Leadership Ventures, a program of the school's Center for Leadership and Change ...  Read story

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