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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

They are leading global airline, chemical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and financial companies, among others. History, philosophy, sociology, or any liberal arts degree will not prevent me from pursuing a career in business. Some of today's top CEOs were history, political science, sociology, chinese and music majors in college.

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Why CEOs have Liberal Arts Degrees

Mills Scofield

They are leading global airline, chemical, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and financial companies, among others. History, philosophy, sociology, or any liberal arts degree will not prevent me from pursuing a career in business. Some of today's top CEOs were history, political science, sociology, chinese and music majors in college.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Jim Kim (President of the World Bank), Peter Drucker (founder of modern management), Paul Hersey (noted author, teacher, and personal mentor of mine), and Warren Bennis (one of the world’s greatest leadership thinkers of his time). Has been recognized as the World’s #1 Leadership Thinker. Author of two best-selling leadership books.

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Just How Important Is Manufacturing?

Harvard Business Review

Having a strong domestic manufacturing base is vital to the United States maintaining its world leadership in innovation. Since joining the Harvard Business School in 2007 (after a long career at IBM, Kodak, Silicon Graphics, and other companies), I have visited hundreds of factories. to Asia.

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The Rise of the COO

Harvard Business Review

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare.

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