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These Are the People You Need on Your Startup Team

Chart Your Course

Business leadership researchers tell us that the best traits for your CFO are emotional stability and global ethics. In the days after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), a chief executive cannot hide behind the acts of the CFO. Your CFO should be Captain America with the emotional range of a rock. Customer Service Rep.

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Five Questions Companies Should Ask Before Making an Innovation-Driven Acquisition

Harvard Business Review

The technology world has some harrowing examples that no innovation-based industry should ever forget. That these were unwise deals may seem obvious today, but the trick is to see that at the time of purchase and not succumb to blind enthusiasm for new waves of technology. If it's the latter, you might want to reconsider.

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As Work Changes, Leadership Development Has to Keep Up

Harvard Business Review

The very idea of leading people in jobs is changing with the democratization of work and the continued advance of digital technology. Digital technology is increasing the complexity and options associated with this plurality of work. As work itself is changing, some of the basic tenets of leadership development are being challenged.