Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

Contrary to the adverse experience of some governing boards, activist investors can actually prove to be a leadership asset on the board rather than a disruptive force—providing the boardroom is well-managed and led. He acquired large blocks of stock in companies as varied as Apple, Biogen, Time Warner, U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

” At the time of its founding in 2007 most leadership programs were focused on helping CIOs be better IT managers. Radio was still a new technology but had been rapidly adopted by farmers. A few years ago I was working with a global company that was trying to engage Chief Financial Officers.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

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