At Microsoft, would an insider CEO be the best choice?
There are reports that the board is preparing to make Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s head of cloud and enterprise computing, the company’s next CEO.
Pentagon probes point to system tolerant of lousy leaders
Inspector-general investigations have focused on generals, admirals accused of brutal behavior.
Why Obama hearts Costco
The retail chain has become a cultural touchpoint that helps a president criticized as “elitist.”
Michelle Smith, shaping the Fed’s public image
A story about what it’s like to operate out of the public eye but in the upper echelons of the U.S. government.
Obama prepared to avoid Congress
ANALYSIS | Tone of speech reflects view that he spent too much time battling lawmakers, not enough using powers.
Getting rid of guilt
Guilt is the great hobbler for women. Only when we get rid of it will we make the last great leap to gender equality.
Can you teach a businessman to be ethical?
In an interesting twist, creative people cheat more than others, because they are better at finding self-serving justifications.
Study finds that basically every single person hates performance reviews
Researchers thought people with a desire to learn would respond fine to performance reviews. They were wrong.
Just the right level of narcissism to be successful
New research looks at how much ego is too much for leaders, and how little is too little.
Why we need more women at the bottom, as well as the top
New research on the financial returns of gender diversity.
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