Yahoo has hired itself a hot new CEO, the former PayPal president Scott Thompson. At a critical point in the company's history, some fast, decisive and powerful things must be done immediately as he takes up the post.READ»
As 2011 winds to a close and 2012 begins, we do a little bit of Fast Company drum-beating. We predict a lot of stuff around here. Sometimes we're wrong some. But we also nailed a few things this year. Back in January we pondered who might replace Steve Jobs at Apple...READ»
Netflix's unveiling this week of content deals with DreamWorks, Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet, among others, are early signs of proof that growing pains are a small price to pay for growth.READ»
With Leo out, and Meg in... Will HP's future look different after the reshuffle thanks to different CEO styles? To test the notion, we've looked at the words these two executives use in business...READ»
Words of wisdom from Steve Jobs and Tim Cook in university commencement speeches reveal differences and surprising similarities between Apple's two chiefs. READ»
Despite an overall trend towards seeing sustainability as an opportunity for value creation and business success, there are major differences in perceptions of sustainability between CEOs in different industry sectors, as well as gaps in the level of integration of sustainability achieved in their companies. READ»
In this excerpt from his new book "No Fear of Failure," author Gary Burnison recounts his conversation with Nooyi on what her prior career as a consultant taught her and what she had to figure out on the job.READ»
[This is a guest post by Eric Ryan, co-founder of Method, the sustainable cleaning products company which isn't to be confused with Method, the branding agency and frequent Co.Design contributor. — Ed.]
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Among China's female workforce in managerial positions, 19% hold the title of CEO, according to the Grant Thornton Business Report released this week.READ»
Edelman's just released its latest survey of global "trust" measurements among consumers, and found a couple of trends of our age: Banks are out, tech is in, CEOs are trustable and the U.S. really doesn't trust anyone or anything.READ»
Google's ex-CEO Eric Schmidt has just been awarded a $100 million golden thank-you for his time in Google's big chair. He'll retain around of 10% of the company's voting rights too.In a regulatory filing today Google's revealed it's ...READ»
You know the type. You see them on Twitter, Facebook, or Plancast plotting out their next 12 conference. You see their Tweets from airports across the globe. Look at me! I'm in Spain! Now I'm in Amsterdam! Next week I'm speaking in Cabo San Lucas! They are professional conference attendees.READ»
It's difficult enough for CEOs to manage their companies and inspire their staff. Now they must add another role to that list--Chief Technology Adopter. For without the permission and example of a CEO, companies have almost no chance of building the online communities that will increasingly drive their profits in the future.READ»
Is this the season to change exec teams? On the same day Skype announced a new CEO, Twitter has revealed its own reshuffle at the top, with COO Dick Costolo now assuming duties as CEO, replacing founder Ev Williams.READ»
