The Horizons Tracker
DECEMBER 27, 2020
New research from BerkeleyHaas is perhaps unlikely to shift the sympathy needle too much, but it does nonetheless highlight the damage the stresses of leadership has on those at the top. Hostile takeovers. The post The Stresses Of Leadership Shortens Life Expectancy first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.
The Horizons Tracker
JANUARY 4, 2022
Stress is well known for the harmful effect it has on our health, and CEOs are equally well known to suffer from stress more than most. It perhaps stands to reason, therefore, that the health of CEOs may suffer more than the average worker. CEOs who serve under stricter governance die significantly earlier,” the researchers write.
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Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
No institution is more responsible for educating the CEOs of American corporations than Harvard Business School – inculcating in them a set of ideas and principles that have resulted in a pay gap between CEOs and ordinary workers that’s gone from 20-to-1 fifty years ago to almost 300-to-1 today.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 1, 2011
This blog post is part of the HBR Online Forum The CEO's Role in Fixing the System. A low stock price can make the firm vulnerable to a hostile takeover, for example. Much has been made in recent years about the pernicious influence of short-term investors on corporate performance.
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. In doing so, activist investors are not just benefitting from a company’s leadership.
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