Viewpoint: Latest Reports from The Washington Posts ‘On Leadership’

Here are the latest reports from The Washington Posts ‘On Leadership’.

The problem with David Brooks’ argument about Hillary Clinton and workaholics
America has long mythologized the inventors, entrepreneurs and leaders who succeeded through being wholly preoccupied with their work

A powerful new right for big investors is up for a vote at ExxonMobil’s annual meeting
More than 30 percent of large companies — a huge jump from just two years ago — have adopted ‘proxy access’ rules that let large, long-term investors nominate candidates for the board

Wedding expenses and Tesla leases: The arms race in employee perks
The perks arms race shows few signs of easing — for now, at least

How President Garfield’s death changed America
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There could soon be no black female CEOs among America’s largest companies
Ursula Burns will step down as CEO after Xerox splits itself in two and she becomes chairman of one of the new companies.

How the new overtime rules could affect flexibility on the job
Employment lawyers and business groups say some employees could lose remote work options.

A big reason the old, white boys’ club image is so hard for corporate boardrooms to shake
Boards added more current and former CEOs and CFOs last year — a group whose ranks are largely white and male.

The real clue that a candidate would make a great president
How should we evaluate who is best fit to hold the nation’s highest office?

Bill Gates’ recommendations for your summer reading list
Light beach reading, they’re not.

In a president’s message to the graduates, high notes and political overtones
At Rutgers, Obama delivered pomp, circumstance and more than a whiff of rhetoric

Trying to bring more innovation to American health care
An interview with Susannah Fox, the chief technology officer of the Department of Health and Human Services

The most contested presidential election in American history
How does a vicious, close and disputed election spill over into a presidency? We explore that question in the newest episode of the Presidential podcast.

Why Elizabeth Warren’s attacks could be just as powerful from the sidelines
The “attack dog” role doesn’t have to be exclusive to someone on the ticket.

Why Angela Duckworth thinks “gritty” leaders are people to emulate
The “genius grant” recipient’s new book looks at “grit” in fields beyond education

These new emojis could finally reflect that women are professionals, too
A proposal from a Google team could prompt 13 new emojis of professional women

The median female CEO actually out-earned her male peer in 2015
Among the largest companies, the median pay package for a female CEO–a tiny group, to be sure–was valued at $13 million in 2015, higher than for men.

The doting, devoted love letters of Ulysses S. Grant
“Before I seal this, I will pick a wildflower off the bank of the Rio Grande to send to you.”

Why former felons may be good employees
New research finds that–when properly screened–ex-felons who worked in the military were actually promoted faster than their peers.

OPM Director Beth Cobert on attracting, retaining and recognizing public servants
An interview with Beth Cobert, the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management

Ellen Pao’s next act targets Silicon Valley’s ‘bro’ problem
Together with seven women from the tech industry, the former Reddit interim CEO and venture capitalist wants to “accelerate” diversity

How Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda makes us think about legacy
The composer, writer and Broadway star is making an indelible imprint on musical theater — and on how the people who see it think about their lives and legacy

More people think Bernie Sanders has these key leadership traits than any top candidate
Meanwhile, they all score pretty well on being intense and competitive

What kind of president can repair America’s deepest divisions?
The newest Presidential podcast episode examines lessons we can learn from Andrew Johnson’s presidency after the Civil War.

How the “what’s your current salary?” question hurts the gender pay gap
Google’s Laszlo Bock argues that the “fundamental problem” lies in focusing too much on current pay, rather than on what a job is actually worth

What hiring managers can learn from the NFL draft
Being a good teammate really is as important as raw performance, a new study shows

A surprising number of investors voted for a gender pay gap measure at eBay
Two companies saw investors vote on proposals about the gender pay gap this week, but only one saw significant votes in favor.

Not sure how to recognize your employees? Try giving them your time
Here are a few ways to quickly and more frequently recognize the work of employees.

Why Hillary Clinton’s goal of a half-female cabinet really matters
Both genders have to have “critical mass” — a number some researchers have put at about 30 percent — to have influence among high-powered groups of leaders

Why this Wharton wunderkind wants leaders to replace their intuition with evidence
Adam Grant has emerged as something of a data whisperer who makes sense of the science behind what makes organizations tick.

Chobani’s CEO is giving up to 10 percent of his company to employees
Yogurt entrepreneur Hamdi Ulukaya is sharing the wealth with 2,000 full-time employees

The women’s suffrage leaders missing from the redesigned $10 bill
Historians name Lucy Stone and Carrie Chapman Catt as pivotal figures who won’t be part of the group on the redesigned bill

What made Lincoln such a great leader?
Historians Doris Kearns Goodwin and Michelle Krowl explain how Lincoln used language as a presidential leadership tool.

Prince was an icon – with his own flair for leadership
His independent streak carved a path for the musicians who came after him, and his genre-defying music unified generations of fans in a way like few others.

Only one woman was named CEO of a major company in North America in 2015
A startling new report says the rate of women getting the top job at the largest global companies declined last year

One question about Marissa Mayer and Yahoo’s sale that has been answered
Last week, Yahoo clarified its corporate documents, making a payment for Mayer — if the company changes hands and the two part ways — seem assured

What CEOs of Washington’s biggest companies made in 2015
Even if pay days are still big, median pay raises haven’t been this small since the financial crisis

Silicon Valley mourns its ‘coach,’ former Intuit CEO Bill Campbell
Everyone from Google’s Eric Schmidt to venture capital heavyweight John Doerr praised the behind-the-scenes sage

What happened when ‘Fake Steve Jobs’ went to work for a real software company
The former tech editor and satirical writer Dan Lyons chatted with OnLeadership about his new book, which offers a scathing look at his time at a marketing software company