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People Suffer at Work When They Can’t Discuss the Racial Bias They Face Outside of It

Harvard Business Review

And in an emotional recounting of his black friend’s experience outside the office that went viral on YouTube, AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson encouraged employees to get to know each other better.

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Why Mergers Like the At&T-Time Warner Deal Should Go Through

Harvard Business Review

But CEO Randall Stephenson immediately denied both versions, and reiterated that the company will not let go of either CNN or the deal itself, pledging to fight the government if necessary. Later stories reported it was AT&T that had offered to sell CNN. Time Warner is all about content, while AT&T is focused on distribution.