125th Anniversary Faculty Tour
Michael Useem
William and Jacalyn Egan Professor; Professor of Management
Mike Useem is one of the leading global experts on corporate leadership and change management. He has led leadership seminars for the U.S. government, the United Nations, and businesses around the world, including American Express, Coca-Cola, Merrill Lynch, IBM, Northrop Grumman, and the New York Times. An author or editor of 10 books — including Upward Bound: Nine Original Accounts of How Business Leaders Reached Their Summits and Leading Up: How to Lead Your Boss so You Both Win — Professor Useem is director of Wharton's Center for Leadership and Change Management and the winner of almost 30 Wharton teaching awards. To read Prof. Useem's full profile, click here.
In his own words…
"When leaders falter, it's up to the rest of us to step up and help them lead. But leading up is not some noble calling: When you help those above you avoid a bad deal or seize an opportunity, you improve your whole organization's performance. As technology evolves and organizations decentralize, people on the front lines have far more independence and responsibility. They are closer to the market and closer to how their product is used. They can see what their leaders are missing."
Read about Mike Useem's research in Knowledge@Wharton:
- A Changing of the Guard at the SEC: Will Corporate America Get a More Sympathetic Ear?
- Leadership by the Numbers? It's One Part of Todd Thomson's Management Strategy at Citigroup
- Free Advice from Wharton: Here's What Hewlett-Packard's New CEO Should Do
- TCL's Dongsheng Li: "We Should Control and Own Our Brands"
- Global Governance: The View from the 2005 World Economic Forum in Davos