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Throwing Out Insiders Won't Fix Corporate Boards

Harvard Business Review

The Wall Street Journal reported this week that chief financial officers are getting chucked off their companies' boards right and left as part of the push for more independent directors. Corporate governance is all about balancing diverse, sometimes conflicting priorities and interests. What could possibly go wrong ?

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The Problem with the CEO’s Job Title

Harvard Business Review

The title Chief Executive Officer is something of a misnomer. The task of a CEO — and for that matter of any manager — is not wholly or even primarily about execution. In fact, when the CEO starts to “do” things, and starts becoming more “active,” that is usually when a company gets into trouble.