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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business Review

In a recent survey , 70% of respondents said that CEOs focus too much on short-term financial results, and nearly 60% said that they don’t focus enough on positive long-term impact. It’s easy to fault CEOs for being too fixated on the short term. It’s easy to fault CEOs for being too fixated on the short term.

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Why I'm Glad I Got Fired

Harvard Business Review

A friend of mine, Godfrey Sullivan , asked me to consider running the operations for the Americas unit at Autodesk. The Carol he was referring to was Carol Bartz , now of Yahoo, then CEO of Autodesk. By the CEO. A seriously ass-kicking CEO. Here's what happened. Only sheer politeness kept me from hanging up.

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