1 /series/2?selected=17915#player The Importance of EQ over IQ The face of hiring is changing in light of the economic crisis. Harvard management professor Bill George weighs in on how a company should approach measuring emotional intelligence. BILL GEORGE http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17915/large/6ElcaEr6Q0vAZK9n5hMDoxOjBhO2YWar.?1261086405 /series/2?selected=17914#player How to Recruit the Right CEO When it comes to hiring C-level executives, especially at financial institutions, former Medtronic CEO Bill George stresses substance over style. BILL GEORGE http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17914/large/WJwaW1VWB6o6Mkhn5hMDoxOjBhO2YWar.?1261086359 /series/2?selected=16354#player How to Judge Your Employees Ann Fudge, who rose through the ranks at Kraft General Foods before taking the helm at Young and Rubicam, explains how she approaches hiring and layoffs. ANN FUDGE http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/16354/large/auPpLLnRSFDajgqn5hNDoxOmdiO3rT5z.?1255849097 /series/2?selected=17668#player The War for Talent’s Next Wave Management consulting expert Mark Foster thinks that businesses need to be poised to tap into new sources of global ability. MARK FOSTER http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17668/large/gdTgwbQKF6UuKuB35hOToxOmdiO-SiWI.?1260129059 /series/2?selected=17157#player Why the Best Managers Act like Interns Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons on why he won’t run scared from the economy, and why the best hires love getting everyone’s coffee. RUSSELL SIMMONS http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17157/large/F_bYabOgfH26-vHX5hODoxOmdiO_BOpe.?1257196969 /series/2?selected=15979#player In a Downturn, Don’t De-Motivate Author Jim Collins thinks the best employees need no motivation; leaders trip up when they destroy that drive. JIM COLLINS http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/15979/large/bklDQdwTSx5gHIh35hMzoxOmdiO6czgg.?1255847335 /series/2?selected=14901#player Pride and Purpose Make a Comeback Founder and President of the Center for Work-Life Policy Sylvia Ann Hewlett says workers today want careers with pride and purpose. Here is a blueprint for the office of the future. SYLVIA HEWLETT http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/14901/large/bO8NT6fPRi7QsGhX5hMzoxOmdiO6czgg.?1255843071 /series/2?selected=14902#player What Gen Yers Want From Their Jobs The new generation of workers wants work to be an odyssey. And that, says Founder and President of the Center for Work-Life Policy Sylvia Ann Hewlett, is why smart companies learn to create work environments that promotes freedom within form. SYLVIA HEWLETT http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/14902/large/2rrUsgYieqkIEgBn5hNToxOmdiO7jn0m.?1255843073 /series/2?selected=16151#player The Problem with Employees Bestselling business author Gary Hamel says that companies’ largest source of exploited value is the fact that staffers don’t unlock their full potential. GARY HAMEL http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/16151/large/jloplgMXusBu91oX5hMzoxOmdiO6czgg.?1255848296 /series/2?selected=17157#player Why the Best Managers Act like Interns Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons on why he won’t run scared from the economy, and why the best hires love getting everyone’s coffee. RUSSELL SIMMONS http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17157/large/F_bYabOgfH26-vHX5hODoxOmdiO_BOpe.?1257196969 /series/2?selected=15981#player You’re Hired! Now, the Real Test How do executives know when new staffers are qualified for the job? JIM COLLINS http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/15981/large/5yzacB9P-W7gIP1n5hYToxOmdiO2tEIX.?1255847367 /series/2?selected=15978#player Cost-Cutting? Not So Fast To prepare for the next calamity, business strategist Jim Collins suggests being “fanatically disciplined” all of the time, not just during tumult. JIM COLLINS http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/15978/large/cGtJ5YKAPh9hseb35hODoxOmdiO_BOpe.?1255847332 /series/2?selected=16152#player How to Get the Most from Your Staff Management guru Gary Hamel argues that four factors are necessary to help employees excel: freedom, community, creativity and purpose. GARY HAMEL http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/16152/large/qf04Zd2nOxeagahn5hMzoxOmdiO6czgg.?1255848300 /series/2?selected=16154#player When to Mess with Your Bottom Line Business strategy author Gary Hamel offers tips on how to cleverly cut company costs without jeopardizing your future. GARY HAMEL http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/16154/large/S0OkJJ84ULYpwejn5hNToxOmdiO7jn0m.?1255848310 /series/2?selected=16155#player During a Recession, Think Radically There’s no better time to innovate than during tough times, says management guru Gary Hamel, especially because the best ideas often require the least financial investment. GARY HAMEL http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/16155/large/PYxw_jZkXTGxAez35haDoxOmdiOx_eOm.?1255848338 /series/2?selected=15633#player How to Cut Costs and Add Services Logica North America CEO Amanda Mesler insists that cost savings should be focused internally, never on services used by customers. AMANDA MESLER http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/15633/large/QcbJ0qnkx8_AJ7N35hMjoxOmdiO9Q5tc.?1255845882 /series/2?selected=15634#player Sabbaticals in Tough Times While downsizing is business-as-usual for many companies, the Logica North America CEO Amanda Mesler also encourages work hiatuses that retain talented employees for when prosperity returns. AMANDA MESLER http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/15634/large/KPqcjWuAnYLDYIVH5hNToxOmdiO7jn0m.?1255845885 /series/2?selected=13720#player Business Success in a Recession Tom Stewart advises business leaders on managing and thriving in an economic downturn. TOM STEWART http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/13720/large/CBsuGXylXykCcZkH5hYToxOmdiO2tEIX.?1255839783 /series/2?selected=14927#player Anticipate Risks, Create Opportunities Citing a financial services industry that relied too much on models and algorithms and not enough on real-life experiences, Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer says that he works to keep his company agile and flexible as it expands both vertically and geographically. TOM GLOCER http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/14927/large/oB2VadPoBR7lJjJ35hMzoxOmdiO6czgg.?1255843115 /series/2?selected=16267#player Why Nestlé Won’t Disclose Quarterly Earnings Nestlé’s Chairman Peter Brabeck thinks American companies overemphasize the importance of short-term profits. PETER BRABECK http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/16267/large/ONLUZPiTiJnNRklX5hNDoxOmdiO3rT5z.?1255848877 /series/2?selected=17158#player Russell Simmons on Charting New Territory Russell Simmons RUSSELL SIMMONS http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17158/large/7MOX8yUGL0KGJW-n5hODoxOmdiO_BOpe.?1257197081 /series/2?selected=14894#player Finding The Raison D'Etre in Your Business Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University Blair Sheppard reconciles profits with sustainability in this insightful video about the new mental model required for success in an uncertain world. BLAIR SHEPPARD http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/14894/large/YepLuA861AdSMW0n5hNzoxOmdiOzyg5h.?1255843034 /series/2?selected=14895#player What CEOs of the Future Need to Know Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University Blair Sheppard cites PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi in this video on progressive thinking for the 21st-century. Hint: You need to be more like a fox and less like a hedgehog. BLAIR SHEPPARD http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/14895/large/RyW6IC52c9xZxPN35hMzoxOmdiO6czgg.?1255843043 /series/2?selected=14896#player New Rules of Business Sustainability Dean of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University Blair Sheppard talks about how sustainability became embedded into global business plans and where to search for the next big opportunities. BLAIR SHEPPARD http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/14896/large/qZI3DwvPkhiI86kX5hNDoxOmdiO3rT5z.?1255843048 /series/2?selected=17667#player It’s Time to Innovate Despite the crucial cost cutting that businesses are undertaking in this economic climate, it’s also important to be thinking about tomorrow, says Accenture’s Mark Foster. MARK FOSTER http://s3.amazonaws.com/bt_assets/system/idea_thumbnails/17667/large/3-JH2lfM7r8DE-AX5hNDoxOmdiO3rT5z.?1260129036