Leaky, sneaky and cheeky: there's no management innovation too bad or too bald for some companies.(BRANDTON LEADERSHIP)

Industry Week, November, 2006 by Brandt, John R.

One Of The Wonderful Things About studying leadership and management is that just when you think you've seen or heard it all, somebody invents something so new and wonderful and innovative that you have to shake your head and say, "What'll they think of next?" Here are a few of the exciting things that I've learned in just the last few months:

Spying isn't just for the government, it's for corporate boards, too: While senior executives have always reserved the right to spy on their employees (if you don't believe me, just check your corporate e-mail policy), most drew the line at spying on each other. This was especially true at the board level, where camaraderie and trust and an unspoken code of ethics prevailed. Fortunately, Hewlett-Packard's board has now...

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