The Idolbuster

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Lobo went from from being a successful CEO to feeling “bruised and battered” as COO at a larger company. I understand the reaction – I had it myself when Harry was telling me the story, in part because it reminded me of times in my own career when I felt the same way. Don’t bother to try to change the company unless: You are CEO.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Renowned restaurateur Danny Meyer likes to tell newly promoted supervisors that they have just been given the “gift of fire.” ” As a boss they now have a new and potent power, but Meyer wants to ensure they understand the appropriate — and inappropriate — uses of this gift.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2017

This is partly due to the fact that 77% of CEOs report being concerned about the availability of key skills, according to PwC. Marshall Goldsmith, who has coached CEOs at dozens of global Fortune 500 companies, told me that the talent game is becoming geographically borderless.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Early in my career, it often felt like my naturally lower-stress, quiet management style was an impediment to advancement. Meyer Friedman and Ray Rosenman began identifying and defining Type A and Type B personalities in cardiac studies back in the 1950s. Overtly, most of us say we dislike stress.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

Major corporations such as Pfiizer, Bristol Meyers-Squibb and Microsoft have experimented with the practice. Seth Goldman , the co-founder and CEO of Coca-Cola-acquired Honest Tea, thinks a policy of sharing rooms during business travel helps preserve the entrepreneurial mindset that infused the founding of his company.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

With a heavy heart, BFC’s CEO removed his promising protégé from the role and redeployed him back in the US. It turned out to be the best move the CEO ever made. It also became clear that the company was going to massively miss the promises it had made to the Board and the Street if John remained in the role.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments Lori Meyer Thank you for this interesting and important look back at some of our country's founders. Washington's cabinet is frequently regarded as one of the best in the history of the presidency.

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