Skip to main content
Official Logo of Columbia Business School
Academics
  • Visit Academics
  • Degree Programs
  • Admissions
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
  • Campus Life
  • Career Management
Faculty & Research
  • Visit Faculty & Research
  • Academic Divisions
  • Search the Directory
  • Research
  • Faculty Resources
  • Teaching Excellence
Executive Education
  • Visit Executive Education
  • For Organizations
  • For Individuals
  • Program Finder
  • Online Programs
  • Certificates
About Us
  • Visit About Us
  • CBS Directory
  • Events Calendar
  • Leadership
  • Our History
  • The CBS Experience
  • Newsroom
Alumni
  • Visit Alumni
  • Update Your Information
  • Lifetime Network
  • Alumni Benefits
  • Alumni Career Management
  • Women's Circle
  • Alumni Clubs
Insights
  • Visit Insights
  • Digital Future
  • Climate
  • Business & Society
  • Entrepreneurship
  • 21st Century Finance
  • Magazine
Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics
  • About
    • Meet the Team
    • Support The Bernstein Center
  • Students
    • Student Leadership and Ethics Board
      • Join the Student Leadership and Ethics Board
  • Bernstein Events
    • Bernstein Center Events Calendar
    • The Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics
      • About Benjamin Botwinick '26
    • The KPMG Peat Marwick / Stanley R. Klion Forum
      • About Stanley R. Klion
    • The Paul M. Montrone Seminar Series on Ethics
      • About Paul M Montrone '66
    • Leadership and Ethics Week
    • Military Initiative Programming
  • Research at the Bernstein Center
    • Research Briefs for Leaders
  • Bernstein Curricular Initiatives
    • The Individual, Business, and Society Curriculum (IBSC)
    • Academic DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) Working Group
    • The Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership
      • About Reuben Mark and The Leadership Team
  • Bernstein Ethical Insights
    • Leadership and Ethics News
    • SLEB Corner
    • Bernstein's TED Business Podcast
      • Listen: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
      • Listen: Stress, Emotions, Mindfulness, and Creativity
      • Listen: The Workplace, Workplace Challenges, and Career Advice
      • Listen: Relationships at Work
      • Listen: Global Citizenship (ESG, Nonprofit Management, and Activism)
      • Listen: Leadership
      • Listen: Miscellaneous (Things You Should Know, But Might Not Yet)
  • More 

As the Leader

Jump to main content
Auditorium. Photo Credit: Frank Oudeman.
As the Leader, Leadership, Organizations

As the Leader, “Keep the Message Simple so Everyone Can Understand It and Act on It.”

Pam Fields, former chief executive officer of Stetson Worldwide Inc. and mentor at The ExCo Group, talks to Columbia Business School's future leaders about what really matters for a successful and fulfilling career—transparency, ownership, and networking.

Read More

As the Leader Archive

As the Leader, “Keep the Message Simple so Everyone Can Understand It and Act on It.”
As the Leader, Leadership, Organizations

As the Leader, “Keep the Message Simple so Everyone Can Understand It and Act on It.”

Pam Fields, former chief executive officer of Stetson Worldwide Inc. and mentor at The ExCo Group, talks to Columbia Business School's future leaders about what really matters for a successful and fulfilling career—transparency, ownership, and networking.

Read More
As the Leader, Leadership, Organizations

As the Leader, “It’s Important to Have a Clear and Easily Understandable Vision”

Dr. Dara Richardson-Heron, former chief patient officer of Pfizer and current executive coach at The ExCo Group, is a treasure trove of lived experience and helpful advice for motivated future business leaders. 

Read More
As the Leader, “You Have to Care What People Think, But You Can’t Care Too Much, or You’ll Be Overwhelmed”
As the Leader, Leadership, Organizations

As the Leader, “You Have to Care What People Think, But You Can’t Care Too Much, or You’ll Be Overwhelmed”

James Comey, the former director of the FBI who is currently serving as a distinguished fellow of the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership at Columbia Law School, shared his key insights on leadership.
Read More
As the Leader, “It’s All About Building Personal Connections and Trust”
As the Leader, Leadership

As the Leader, “It’s All About Building Personal Connections and Trust”

Kristin Bresnahan, general counsel and chief people officer at plant-based dairy company Nobell Foods and former co-director of the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership at Columbia Law School, shared memorable insights on leadership and building a career. 
Read More
As the Leader, Leadership, Organizations

As the Leader, “I Believe the Most Important Skill of Leadership is the Ability to Have Courageous Conversations”

Vicki Kroviak, founder and chief executive officer of Acorn Health, is clear about what drives her company’s organizational success—striving for an authentic culture and values system, pushing women to the top, and not shying away from the hard conversations.
Read More
As the Leader, “You Have to be Different Things to Different People at Different Times”
As the Leader, Leadership, Organizations

As the Leader, “You Have to be Different Things to Different People at Different Times”

David Ehrenberg, chief executive officer of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation, shares candidly about leading through crises with humility, pivoting during the economic shutdown, and cultivating a strong corporate culture.

Read More
As the Leader, "It's About Learning to Adjust and Pushing Yourself to do Things Differently"
As the Leader, Leadership, Organizations

As the Leader, "It's About Learning to Adjust and Pushing Yourself to do Things Differently"

Ritva Sotamaa, chief legal officer of Unilever, opens up about her upbringing in Finland, molding the culture of a global organization, and what she looks for in new hires.

Read More

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3

External CSS

Official Logo of Columbia Business School

Columbia University in the City of New York
665 West 130th Street, New York, NY 10027
Tel. 212-854-1100

Maps and Directions
    • Centers & Programs
    • Current Students
    • Corporate
    • Directory
    • Support Us
    • Recruiters & Partners
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Newsroom
    • Careers
    • Contact Us
    • Accessibility
    • Privacy & Policy Statements
Back to Top Upward arrow
TOP

© Columbia University

  • X
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn
Back to top

Accessibility Tools

English French German Italian Spanish Japanese Russian Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Arabic Bengali