Strategy Driven

MARCH 23, 2016

Don Maruska founded and was CEO of three Silicon Valley companies and venture investor in startups that became public companies. Erase these assumptions and you’re on your way. About the Author. He earned his BA magna cum laude from Harvard and his MBA and JD from Stanford and previously led projects for McKinsey & Company.

Bond 50

Bond Participative McKinsey Learning-by-Doing 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2015

Peter Voser, the CEO of Royal Dutch Shell from July 2009, retired in May 2013. Historically, Shell’s top leaders spent their careers at the company. But unlike many Shell leaders, Voser’s career was not continuous. One particular story of a boomerang employee shows how valuable they can be.

CFO 8

CFO Leadership Development Telecommunications Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Write a letter to the company’s board demanding that it do something different from what it’s doing (buy back shares, break up, sell out to another company, throw out the CEO). billion in 2013, making him the fifth highest-paid fund manager in the land. His game plan instead looks something like this: Buy stock in a company.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

But as Apple’s profits multiplied from 2004 through 2011, it was clear that, as you now call it, “ return of capital ” to shareholders was not a pressing priority for Mr. Jobs. Yet these careers and the returns that they can generate are not guaranteed. You clearly have a different point of view on distributions to shareholders.

Innovation 9

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 9