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The Name Of The CEO Influences Their Career

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) found that a CEO’s last name can significantly impact their job security and boost their pay by as much as 4.9%. perceived CEOs’ last names and where they came from. This perception was then linked to CEO pay and job security. companies between 1999 and 2014.

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Openly LGBTQ CEOs at the helm of major global companies

CEO Insider

A mere decade ago, the Fortune 500 list did not include any openly LGBTQ CEOs. It wasn’t until October 2014 when Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, publicly revealed that he is gay, becoming the first openly LGBTQ CEO on the prestigious list.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the most successful CEO of the tech industry

CEO Insider

Satya Narayana Nadella became Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in 2014. The post Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is the most successful CEO of the tech industry appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. At that time, the corporation’s market capitalization was around $311 billion. All rights reserved.

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What Matters When Hiring External CEOs

The Horizons Tracker

Hiring a CEO from outside is a common practice, with around a third of new hires coming from outside the hiring firm. The researchers analyzed 1,275 CEO appointments between 2001 and 2014, and found that neither the length nor breadth of the new CEOs’ experience had any bearing on the performance in their new firm.

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LeadershipNow 140: April 2014 Compilation

Leading Blog

Here are a selection of tweets from April 2014 that you might have missed: The 4 Practices of Successful Flat Organizations by @JesseLynStoner. Ten Leadership Lessons from Mozilla CEO Firing by @JamesStrock. From @StnfrdLeadrship: 2/3s of CEOs feel isolated but nearly 100% are open to outside help from trustworthy sources.

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Why Your CEO Just Doesn’t Get It

N2Growth Blog

The problem is most people don’t know what to look for in a leader, and according to a recent study by Chief Executive magazine many CEOs don’t seem to know what to look for either. If you’ve ever wondered why some CEOs seem disconnected, it might be worth putting the leadership traits they value under closer scrutiny.

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ION: Who Is The New CEO Of The Historic Chocolate Factory?

CEO Insider

Miltiadis Triantafillou is the new CEO at ION after the recent formation of the Board of Directors of the historic chocolate factory that operates in Greece. Miltiadis Triantafillou has almost 40 years of experience in FMCG products. appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine. Copyright CEOWORLD magazine 2023.

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