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Petraeus and the Rise of Narcissistic Leaders

Harvard Business Review

What to make of the confluence of General Petraeus resigning as head of the CIA and Christopher Kubasik , vice chairman, president, and COO of Lockheed also resigning — both for having affairs — within days of each other? First, as my friend Bob Sutton noted in a conversation, these behaviors seem to be confined mostly to men.

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Land an Interview with a Cold Call

Harvard Business Review

Her goal wasn''t actually to score an interview with the COO, which was probably unlikely. Instead, it was to get their imprimatur: "You can say, I know the COO is probably not the right person to talk to, but who is your best salesperson, or your rock star marketing person? Next, it''s important to understand their time constraints.

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