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LVMH, Hermès, and the Danger of Going 'A Little Bit Public'

Harvard Business Review

Besides, both of these companies are publicly traded, and both are still largely controlled by a small investor group or influential leadership team. The leadership of a private firm may actually be much more complex — in its own way — than that of a publicly traded firm. Both companies are managed by professionals.

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CEOs Should Activate Their Company's Stakeholders

Harvard Business Review

Together, they are a microcosm of the global economy. Triggering this process of collective engagement — Venkat Ramaswamy and I call it co-creation — is what is missing in the agenda of many CEOs today (to say nothing of our political leaders). Companies in emerging countries such as Brazil and India are showing the way.

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