Archive for 'Leadership and Entrepreneurship' Category

Leadership Case Studies

Entrepreneurship and Leadership case studies combine an explanation and discussion on best practice leadership and leadership development. Case studies on great business leaders are used as illustrations to show how great companies enhance their business knowledge into a coherent plan for achieving leadership success. Using leadership practices from companies like IBM, Google, HP, GE, Ford, [...]

Meg Whitman and eBay – Leadership Case Study

Case Study Contents

Introduction – eBay CEO Meg Whitman plans to retire
Meg Whitman – Early years and Career Growth
Meg Whitman and Leading eBay
Hiring the right people
Quickly understanding the new business model
Leading eBay’s IPO – a hands-on approach
Changing eBay’s policy
Building one of the most powerful e-commerce systems in the world
Focus on Metrics
Customer Focus – ‘Voice of the [...]

Warren Buffett – The Investment Leader

Case Study Abstract
This leadership case study on Warren Buffett, Chairman of the Berkshire Hathaway, outlines the leadership (entrepreneurial) skills of the world’s most successful investor. The case covers Buffett’s childhood years, the initial years of his career and how he went on to become one of the richest men in the world with his investing [...]