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It’s Time To Change Outdated Corporate Models June 29th, 2009 The structures and models of corporate governance, reporting and accountability are the same as they were in the mid-20th century, yet the ways in which we communicate and do business has dramatically changed. This thought-provoking exchange between Marc Morgenstern and Selker Leadership, Part 2 of the Leadership Interview with Marc Morgenstern, explores corporate models for today’s and tomorrow’s world. June 16th, 2009 Noted legal expert, Marc Morgenstern speaks his mind in this Selker Leadership interview on what is wrong with the SEC and potentially how it can be fixed, coming to the conclusion that the natural human tendency towards greater regulation is exactly the wrong approach to deliver safety, transparency and liquidity. This is part 1 of a 2 part series June 16th, 2009 This White Paper, written in 2007, begins to distill the philosophical principles underlying the PVA methodology, and distinguish the impact which can occur to both an individual and an organization when PVA is extended across hiring, performance assessment and leadership development. Click here to download: PVA White Paper 2007 June 16th, 2009 In March 2004, Selker Leadership was asked to prepare a paper by Microsoft comparing Performance Values Assessment to the leadership development approach practiced by The Hay Group. This white paper co-authored by Greg Selker and Dr. Param Srikantia is that response. Click here t0 download Analysis of Hay-McBer in Comparison to PVA. Dr. Param Srikantia is currently a Professor in the Division of Business Administration at Baldwin-Wallace College. Before joining the faculty of Baldwin-Wallace as Associate Professor, Dr. Param Srikantia was Consultant to The World Bank Group designing workshops on Poverty Reduction Strategies for Finance Ministers of over 30 countries. Earlier, as Program Officer for a global consulting organization established by the United States Agency for International Development, he delivered workshops on strategic planning to top management teams of global non-governmental organizations from nearly 70 countries. Previously, in India, he was country Head of Human Resources for American Cyanamid Company and Personnel Manager for the Unilever Group. Dr. Srikantia has also taught as Lead Faculty at the Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management, leading a team of instructors in delivering the core managerial competency courses in the MBA Program. He has served as a consultant and undertaken research projects for the National Science Foundation, USAID, the World Bank, Catholic Relief Services, Coco Cola, Arthur Andersen & Co., Siemens, Cadbury’s, Unilever, and United Technologies Corporation. Dr. Srikantia has authored over 30 papers that have been published or presented at conferences and workshops in the United States, Asia, and Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Management and Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Iowa, an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from the University of Bombay, and an M.A. in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Bombay. May 1st, 2009 MSN Career Builder.Com features Greg Selker’s advice for h0w job seekers can distinguish themselves on their resume and in an interview READ MORE April 14th, 2009 USA TODAY profiles Greg Selker and other CEOs who share tips and advice on what your choice of a pet says about you. READ MORE April 14th, 2009 Greg Selker, CEO of Selker Leadership LLC, is featured along with a picture of Greg and his dog, Daisy, in this USA Today article. March 30th, 2009 Selker Leadership LLC, a leading retained executive search and leadership consulting services firm, is featured in Investor’s Business Daily weekly column, “Managing for Success”. March 30th, 2009 Investor Business Daily’s Weekly Managing for Success series features Greg Selker talking about the do’s and don’ts of reference checking March 2nd, 2009 Greg Selker shares his thoughts in this syndicated column about the areas of growth and opportunity even in this down economy February 17th, 2009 What can Silicon Valley teach Wall Street? Veteran financial executive, Ken Goldman, CFO of Fortinet, Inc., weighs in on the economy, Madoff and Wall Street compensation caps in “Don’t Waste a Recession”, Selker Leadership’s featured February Leadership Interview on their Leader’s Blog. February 17th, 2009 Selker Leadership LLC, a leading retained executive search and leadership consulting services firm, has recently completed two executive searches for PVT Solar, Inc. a Khosla Ventures Portfolio Company, with the placement of David Finch as PVT’s Vice President Business Operations, and Ram Narayanamurthy as the company’s Chief Science Officer & Vice President R&D. January 22nd, 2009 In our fourth segment in the continuation of our latest Leadership Interview with Dick Foster, he discusses the value of having ongoing structured dialogues within a company’s executive committee. These structured dialogues are open-ended, and used as the vehicle to change people’s perceptions of their companies, and the issues they confront in their competitive markets. There is evidence that President Obama is engaging in, and calling for this type of elevated conversation on a broad scale. Since Dick has experienced the success of this process within an organization, we should all consider the potential impact at a global level. January 5th, 2009 In our third segment in the continuation of our latest Leadership Interview with Dick Foster, he discusses the role of a board of directors in ensuring a company and its leadership actively engages in the process of challenging their conceptions of themselves and their competitive markets; and in evaluating the CEO and senior team. December 18th, 2008 In our second segment in the continuation of our latest Leadership Interview with Dick Foster, he discusses applying the market principles of create, operate and trade to individual corporations; and using McKinsey as an example, details how these principles apply to the ongoing development of leadership and evolutionary thinking within a company. December 12th, 2008 Our latest Leadership Interview is with Richard (Dick) N. Foster, the Managing Partner of the Millbrook Management Group, LLC. Prior to forming Millbrook, Mr. Foster was with McKinsey & Company for 30 years. While at McKinsey, he served as a Senior Partner and Director for 22 years and retired from the company in 2004. June 12th, 2008 Ford Tamer, Ph.D. is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, the leading clean-tech venture capital firm spearheading investments into areas such as bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other environmentally friendly technologies. We are thrilled to present this interview with Ford Tamer. April 28th, 2008 Jim Champy is recognized throughout the world for his work on leadership and management issues, and on organizational change and business reengineering. His first book, REENGINEERING THE CORPORATION: A Manifesto for Business Revolution, sold more than 3 million copies and spent more than a year on The New York Times best seller list. He is also the author of the best seller, REENGINEERING MANAGEMENT: The Mandate for New Leadership, which was recognized by Business Week as one of the top ten best business books of 1995. We are thrilled to present excerpts from the interview with Jim Champy. October 25th, 2007 Virginia Gambale is a successful investor and technology leader. As Managing Partner of Azimuth Partners LLC, which she founded in 2003, Gambale operates globally, developing growth strategies, business partnerships and executing successful exits for technology and business service companies. She is highly regarded for her innovative thinking, personal involvement, concern for people and ability to deliver results. August 6th, 2007 Spencer Clark recently retired as Chief Learning Officer of Cadence Design Systems Inc., the industry leader in the electronic design automation space. In this role he built Cadence University to drive global implementation of technical, professional, executive and leadership development. He was also responsible for implementing an organizational development practice within the Cadence culture and the development and integration of an explicit talent development program into the Cadence succession planning process. May 18th, 2005 Selker Leadership, LLC, welcomes Larry Elliott, former Senior Partner & Chief Operating Officer for the Technology Management Practice at Perot Systems and prior Senior Partner and Global Chief Technology Officer for executive recruiting firm, Heidrick & Struggles … November 30th, 2004 Selker Leadership, LLC, announces the completion of two board member searches for BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE:BMC), leader in Business Service Management (BSM). Using Performance Values Assessment™, (PVA™) their patent-pending search methodology, Selker Leadership recruited Louis J. Lavigne Jr. and P. Thomas Jenkins to BMC’s board … November 22nd, 2004 Selker Leadership, LLC, announces the completion of two board member searches for Motive, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOTV), leading provider of management software. Using Performance Values Assessment™, (PVA™) their patent-pending search methodology, Selker Leadership recruited Virginia Gambale and Harvey White to Motive’s board … October 1st, 2003 Gregory L. Selker By: Gregory L. Selker · Paul D. Shane, Ph.D. · Noelle Adams Katai June 5th, 2003 Selker Leadership, LLC, announces the introduction of a two-year guarantee for candidates placed as a result of an executive search. Setting precedent in the search industry, Selker Leadership is standing by their commitments and methodology by guaranteeing placed candidates will remain productively employed for two years … March 19th, 2003 Selker Leadership, LLC, announces the completion of the search for a new General Manager, Remedy, a $300M division of BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE: BMC), leader in enterprise management. Using Performance Values Assessment™ (PVA™), their patent-pending hiring methodology, Selker Leadership recruited Jim Grant, formerly the General Manager, OpenView at Hewlett Packard, to lead BMC’s recently acquired Remedy … March 8th, 2003 By: Gregory L. Selker · Paul Shane, Ph.D. · Noelle C. Adams November 9th, 2002 Selker Leadership, LLC, announces the completion of the search for a new member of the board of directors of BMC Software, Inc. (NYSE: BMC), a leader in enterprise management. Kate O’Neil is the first woman to join the board of the 22-year-old Houston based $1.3 billion enterprise software company … October 10th, 2002 By: Gregory L. Selker September 6th, 2002 By: Gregory L. Selker |