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JANUARY 1, 2012

Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 19, 2024

Scheduled to meet with Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s incoming Prime Minister, and his predecessor, Lee Hsien Loong, Cook’s visit to Singapore marks the finale of an extensive tour across the region.

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Middle Eastern legal sector, amidst transformative economic diversification, is witnessing a pivotal evolution. A region that was once primarily fueled by its energy sector is now a crucible for various emergent industries, reshaping the legal profession within its evolving economies.

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CEO Insider

MARCH 1, 2023

We’ve heard it for decades. We have been ‘on the brink’ of a clean industrial revolution seemingly forever. It never came. Now it’s here and, as always, driven by government policy. The threat from climate change has been the subject of conversation, activism, and often aggressive debate for decades.

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 25, 2023

According to IDC, the overall global datasphere reached 64 zettabytes in 2020. That’s a LOT of information, and you’d think with all of that available, businesses would be able to unlock actionable insights pretty easily. But that “Eureka!” moment is just as elusive today as it was before the advent of big data.

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 21, 2022

Workflow bottlenecks can negatively impact everything from employee satisfaction to the bottom line. Avoiding the snowball effect that comes with logjams means creating more efficient workflows that keep the organization moving in the right direction. These three strategies can help keep your operations on time and budget.

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 30, 2022

As a leader, when you have a lot on your plate – whether it’s work or family responsibilities– it can feel like things are spiraling out of control. In my own life, one of the most challenging periods was when I was caring for a deathly ill family member. What I discovered during this experience […].

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CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic” – so said management guru Peter Drucker, in a truism that speaks volumes in a post-Covid age. The US labor market stands at a crossroads right now, with new and volatile crosswinds – including surging job openings, […].

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 8, 2022

We know that gender equality remains a huge problem for businesses, but for real change to occur, the drive has to come from the top. So, firstly, why is this important? The case for diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace is considerable, not only from a moral perspective, but because it simply makes good […].

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Purpose has become a buzzword, with many organizations only paying lip service to the idea without putting any real effort into fulfilling it. Purpose is simply an intent, and without action to back it up it’s not enough to create real change.

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CEO Insider

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Human skills, often referred to as soft skills, define how we engage with others and often include leadership, communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving, to name a few. Many other cognitive and socio-emotional skills come into play, and these skills often provide the foundation pivotal for high emotional Intelligence or EQ.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 6, 2023

The things that happen to us in life are often not so much about what’s taking place in the moment, but about placing us on a path to lead the way for others. It would be years before I realized the truth of that. I was born in 1954.

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There’s conflict in change. And right now, we’re going through a large change, composed of many smaller transitions. Whether we’re talking about national politics, social and economic models, individuals or companies, so much of our world is in transition…and conflict.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Research shows that only a small percentage of founder-CEOs have the skills and experience needed to ensure company growth and shareholder value beyond a startup’s early stage. For many, this means recognizing the need for a new CEO. In addition, it is critical to hire a CEO who will create the right culture.

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CEO Insider

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Whether you’re back in an office setting, following a hybrid schedule, or still logging into work from home, you’re likely familiar with one of the more thorny aspects of what it means to be a working person: how to navigate interpersonal dynamics with co-workers. Unsurprisingly, this is one of the most common problems we hear […].

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CEO Insider

AUGUST 10, 2021

Whether running 26.2 miles in an actual marathon or executing a figurative one to solve global supply disruptions, the same winning strategies apply. Neither happen by chance.

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CEO Insider

JANUARY 27, 2022

The severity of the news varies by industry and role (mid-career technology and healthcare workers are reported to be leaving most). The conversation around the Great Resignation is not letting up and for good reason.

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CEO Insider

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Recent debates surrounding President Biden’s plan for government spending on infrastructure has refocused attention on public debt, but the sleeping and dangerous debt giant is really private debt. American households were drowning in debt before the COVID-19 crisis, and now they’re deluged by it. Household debt today totals $17.5

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CEO Insider

JANUARY 26, 2022

Asking for Referrals is often a completely underutilized strategy as part of business development for an organization. If the referral strategy is incorporated, it is often done well by only a few individuals but never across the whole business. Managers of teams often do not inspire their teams to ask for referrals or guide them […].

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CEO Insider

JUNE 9, 2021

As you read the title of this article, I know this may feel somewhat counter intuitive. We have used the word when leading and managing “change” for decades. When instigating a project we expect things to develop from one place to another or introducing something new to a system or process and maybe to take […].

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CEO Insider

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For more than 20 years, Jeff Bezos fought against the entropy inherent in large organizations. He demanded that Amazon always act as a startup, that it would always be Day 1 at Amazon. As he said in his 1997 shareholder letter, “Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by […].

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CEO Insider

APRIL 21, 2021

Hiring the right person is always a bit of a gamble. They’ll either become a valued part of the team that offers insights and collaboration, or they’ll slow down innovation and disrupt the customer experience. Increasing the odds of finding the right people is vitally important because most ventures survive or wither due to the […].

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CEO Insider

APRIL 8, 2021

With all the management tools and theories available, you’d think we’d have management down to an exact science. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. The largest Gallup survey of employee engagement showed that 87 percent of staff are not engaged, which, needless to say, is a huge drain on productivity. The number one reason staff gave? […].

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CEO Insider

MARCH 25, 2021

It’s no secret that we all have toxic people at work and in our personal lives. It seems like no matter how great our job is, or what a wonderful life we’re living, there’s always that one person who tries to bring us down. I’m convinced that, nine times out of ten, it’s to […].

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CEO Insider

MARCH 13, 2023

It is estimated that 70% – 90% of the new products that come on the market each year fail to produce profits. When profits are not there, the product does not have a reason to exist. The numbers speak for themselves, and the percentage of products that fail is literally huge.

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CEO Insider

JUNE 13, 2023

Having an A-Team will enable you to fully step into a more strategic leadership role so – as a united team – you can drive the business forward.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 23, 2021

When it comes to disruptions in our personal life (such as the death of a loved one, getting divorced or finding out that we are suffering from a disease), the attitude with which we approach such setbacks can play a key role in how successful we are in overcoming them. The same is true for […].

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CEO Insider

APRIL 20, 2022

Despite the pandemic, executive recruiters face one of the strongest candidate markets in the past twenty years. You have more negotiating power than ever for executive compensation. When it comes to executive equity compensation, do you know that there are differences between employee equity from a corporation and an LLC?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Large-company CEOs were involved at the most critical stages. It’s a commonplace with any important initiative to say that “the CEO must be involved.” ” But that doesn’t mean much in practice since the CEO can’t be everywhere all the time.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2012

From the top down, CEOs should: Rebrand the company's future: The CEO should use his position as a classic bully pulpit. At Harman, CEO Dinesh Paliwal repeatedly stressed that the company's traditional markets were saturated, and that future growth must be cultivated in markets that Harman had not hitherto served.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

After 37 years in charge, Larry Ellison finally stepped down as Oracle’s CEO on Thursday. The 70-year-old will stay on as the software giant’s executive chairman and also its chief technology officer — the latter title a formalization of a role he was already playing. Except that he’s not really stepping down.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 17, 2011

Consider the chief technology officer of a company who is able to influence standards by being on an industry body – the revenue impact of such a thing can be immense. The term rainmaking means an unusual ability to create value through deal-making and personal contacts. But rainmaking is a lot more than just that.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2016

Many people are stunned to learn that I didn’t meet my chief technology officer in person until 2014 — three years after he started working for me. As the CEO and founder of a remote-based software development company, I’ve learned that remote work creates better employees.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2013

But when I put the question to top management, well, they''re busy — not their problem, that''s for sure — and they refer me to the chief information officer or the chief technology officer. Why Your CEO Is a Security Risk. Information & technology Managing uncertainty Risk management'

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2013

We knew what to do," said Harper Reed, the campaign's Chief Technology Officer. "We No other national campaign has gotten more measurable value from technology, data and analytics in less time than this one. The briefing's What's Next: 2016 is as insightfully useful for today's CEO as tomorrow's presidential candidate.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For example, if you want clients for your CTO coaching business, then chief technology officers (and the people who know them) are your audience. Example: The CEO memoir. So ask yourself explicitly who that is. Who has to read what you’re writing for you to get the results you want?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2017

Godbout was executive director at 18F before departing to become chief technology officer for the EPA. He is now the CEO and cofounder of cBrain North America. General Services Administration. I asked Godbout about how innovation teams work in government.

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