What Is the Board’s Role in Setting Strategy?
A friend who serves on a number of consequential public company boards came to my office not long ago to ask my opinion on something that had become a contentious issue across his boards. The question: What is the proper role of a board with respect to company strategy ....
What to Do If Your Career Is Stalled and You Don’t Know Why
A CEO whom we’ll call Melissa was exasperated. Having delivered seven years of breakthrough performance and nearing retirement, she was eager to select and prepare her successor. Members of her executive team were strong in their current roles but none was quite right for the top job ...
What I learned at work this year | Bill Gates
^ADJ: Bill Gates writes well, and has interesting commentary, worth the read ...
Every Christmas when I was a kid, my parents would send out a card with an update on what the family was up to. Dad’s law firm is growing, Mom’s volunteer work is going strong, the girls are doing well in school, Bill is a handful. Some people think it is corny, but I like the tradition. These days, at the end of each year, I still enjoy taking stock of my work and personal life. What was I excited about? What could I have done better ....
When the Revolution Came for Amy Cuddy
As a young social psychologist, she played by the rules and won big: an influential study, a viral TED talk, a prestigious job at Harvard. Then, suddenly, the rules changed ....
Andreessen Horowitz, Five Tech Trends to Follow in 2019 | FinSMEs
Andreessen Horowitz, the iconic venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, identified five tech trends they will follow in 2019. Given their successes and popularity among technologists ...