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To Be Number One, Get the Right Number Two

Harvard Business Review

Consider whether Apple would be flourishing today had the late Steve Jobs not appointed Tim Cook as COO well before his fatal illness. Verizon Communications CEO Ivan Seidenberg appointed Lowell McAdam, head of Verizon Wireless, as COO and successor. If you want to get the right number two, consider these three factors.

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