Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2017

As the barrier dissolves between political and commercial power structures, the book raises questions about large multinationals whose budgets are bigger than small countries’ and CEOs who have growing roles as statespeople. William Gibson famously coined the term “cyberspace” in his 1984 masterpiece Neuromancer.

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Stephenson White Paper Real Estate Hedge 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

CEOs have a lot to worry about, but what are their greatest concerns? We interviewed 24 CEOs and asked them to name the biggest challenges facing their organizations. Given that CEOs set the tone and priorities for their organizations, it is important to understand what they interpret as the major challenges and opportunities.

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CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

When Apple CEO Steve Jobs approached AT&T about partnering on a new kind of mobile phone — a touchscreen computer that would fit in your pocket — Apple had no expertise in the mobile market. Randall Stephenson, then CEO of AT&T, famously said , “I told people you weren’t betting on a device.

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Stephenson Kahneman CEO Commitment 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2017

Last month, in an unprecedented show of solidarity, 150 CEOs from the world’s leading companies banded together to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace and, through an online platform, shared best practices for doing so. That’s obviously good for business.

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Ryan Stephenson Groupthink Politics 8