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.

CEO 8

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.

Stephenson 8

Stephenson Kahneman CEO Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

Even more, it requires understanding their motivations. The primary motivation of the champion is status: champions want to feel important. The champions I’ve known have been motivated by a host of related factors – generating personal visibility, drawing attention and resources to their domain, or being perceived as innovators.

Stephenson 8

Stephenson Due Diligence Finance Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2016

As AT&T CEO and Chair Randall Stephenson, recently told the New York Times, “There is a need to retool yourself, and you should not expect to stop… People who do not spend five to 10 hours a week in online learning will obsolete themselves with the technology.” Sponsored by Accenture.

Stephenson 8

Stephenson Company Agility Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Given President Donald Trump’s apparent disdain of Time Warner’s CNN, the critics argued, this antitrust challenge must be politically motivated. After all, Randall Stephenson was one of President Trump’s “biggest defenders on public policy” and viewed the antitrust case as “a big curve ball.”

Policies 8

Policies Politics Stephenson Industry 8