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The Magic of Steve Jobs

Women's Leadership Exchange

With the news that Steve Jobs is stepping down as APPLE CEO, journalists and business bloggers, like me, are commenting in droves about the magic he created at APPLE. But no matter how smart and talented they are, Jobs is the final decisionmaker. My fingers are crossed that he will be back to being CEO again in the near future.

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The Magic of Steve Jobs Part 2

Women's Leadership Exchange

I wrote a blog at the end of August when Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO. With the news that Steve Jobs is stepping down as APPLE CEO, journalists and business bloggers, like me, are commenting in droves about the magic he created at APPLE. But no matter how smart and talented they are, Jobs is the final decisionmaker.

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Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-02-11

Tanveer Naseer

Thanks BestColleges.org for selecting my blog as one of the “25 Best Management & Leadership Blogs of 2011″ [link] #. Why we can’t really assess our own skills and performance [link] # leadership #perception #. Gender, Leadership, & CSV by @ smaxbrown [link] # leadership #. link] # leadership #.

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Survey: 68% of CEOs Admit They Weren’t Prepared for the Job

Harvard Business Review

CEOs are known for their confidence. And yet, that confidence sometimes flags, as we at leadership advisory firm Egon Zehnder learned from a survey of 402 CEOs from 11 countries—executives who together run companies with $2.6 47% said that developing their senior leadership team was surprisingly challenging.

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Make Your Innovative Idea Seem Less Terrifying

Harvard Business Review

Celine Schillinger sought to change the leadership landscape of Sanofi, a major pharmaceutical company. So she wrote a memo to the CEO explaining why gender balance is good for business. This led to the HR VP brokering a meeting with the CEO and an invitation to make a formal presentation to the Executive Committee.