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SpaceX Fired Employees for Condemning Musk, Says Labor Agency

HR Digest

Fired for circulating SpaceX letter The labor board complaint said the company’s president and chief operating officer, Gwynne Shotwell, had illegally restricted employees from circulating the SpaceX letter, and it identified similar infractions by other executives and managers.

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Who is the 21st Century CEO?

In the CEO Afterlife

Steve Jobs and Larry Page took note of the environment in which their companies would operate but fretted little about it. As with any other era, whether the year is 1998 or 1968, the range of personal attributes required to be a Chief Executive Officer must align with the type and state of that enterprise and industry.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Global Debt Registry (MHR). Corporate Executives. Aicha Evans – Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Intel Corporation. Operations Group Baring Private Equity.

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3 Changes Retailers Need to Make to Survive

Harvard Business Review

By incorporating these disruptors into its own operations, a retailer can more easily pose challenging questions and embrace change more quickly. The Gap Between Strategy and Execution. Engage executives in continuous small sprints. Insight center. Sponsored by the Brightline Initiative.

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The Most Important Negotiation in Your Life

Harvard Business Review

The Big Four are: The Chief Executive Officer: your inner Dreamer. The Chief Financial Officer: your inner Thinker. The Vice-President of Human Resources: your inner Lover. The Chief Operating Officer: your inner Warrior. Despite the temptation to ask yourself, "Am I a Thinker?"

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3 Small Steps for a CEO, One Giant Leap for a Leader

In the CEO Afterlife

This infographic from the Wall Street Journal captured the typical work week of a Chief Executive Officer in November of 2009. One day a year, I worked in various jobs within our coffee roasting operation, side-by-side with union employees. Nonetheless, I suspect meetings at 18 hours a week isn’t a declining trend.

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Chief Leadership Officer: Disrupting the CEO Status Quo

Lead Change Blog

Designing her business cards, she proudly, yet innocently, appoints herself with the title Chief Executive Officer. Unfortunately, her title is a strategic, operational, financial, and cultural derailing eventuality to the intended track of her purpose, vision and values. The term “human resources” speaks volumes.

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