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NEW YORK, April 5, 2010 – Boyden, a global leader in executive search, today released a new installment of its Boyden Leadership Series featuring an interview with legendary US cabinet member Robert Reich. The Boyden Reich interview features a thoughtful exchange on such timely issues as best practices in corporate leadership, CEO compensation, the role of the Board, motivating global teams and the advantage of a woman in the corner office.

Robert Reich, currently Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, is a former US Secretary of Labor and also served President-Elect Obama’s Transition Advisory Board. He has written twelve books including his most recent work, Supercapitalism.

“We are very honored to feature Professor Reich in Boyden’s series and share his perspective on what makes for successful leadership and global workforce management,” said Trina Gordon, Chairman of Boyden World Corporation and Managing Director, Boyden Chicago. “Professor Reich’s experience as a pioneering economist, his experience as one of the ten most successful US cabinet secretaries of the century and his unique global, multidimensional insight is valuable to CEOs and aspiring leaders alike.”

In the Boyden interview, Reich discusses key facets of CEO success, including a practical understanding of the global environment in which their companies operate, employee motivation, geographical and gender diversity of company leadership and the opportunity for innovation in the current environment. 

“The one benefit from this terrible recession is that it gives top managers the opportunity to try fundamentally new things,” said Professor Reich in the Boyden Leadership Series. “Leadership is the art of creating a fabulous team of people who can come up with innovative solutions and spot new problems and opportunities quickly, and no individual can do this alone.”

The full interview with Professor Reich is available at www.boyden.com. In addition, previous issues of Boyden’s Leadership Series including interviews with David Gergen, Director of Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership and a former presidential advisor, and James Lillie, President and Chief Operating Officer of Jarden Corporation, are available on Boyden’s website.

For direct inquiries to Professor Reich, please contact Rebecca Boles at tel: +1 510 642-0560 or rboles@berkeley.edu. 

About the Series

The Boyden Leadership Series is a continuing publication that highlights the views of well-known business leaders on issues relevant to leadership, management and talent acquisition. The editors of this series conduct interviews with heads of corporations and other key organizations across the globe to further growth and idea exchange.

About Boyden World Corporation

Boyden is a global leader in the executive search industry with more than 70 offices in over 40 countries. Founded in 1946, Boyden specializes in high level executive search, Interim Management and Human Capital consulting across a broad spectrum of industries. For further information, visit the firm’s website at www.boyden.com.