The loneliness of the CEOs hired from outside
A third of the new CEOs are hired outside the company despite the fact that on average their performance is lower than those who reach the top by internal promotion. A study shows that the reasons are to be found in the misalignment between the backg.....»»
Board members feel their role is to support CEOs or fire them
In the last two decades, federal regulations have tried to build more corporate oversight into the roles of corporate boards of directors. There's just one problem: It's not a job board members want......»»
Remote Work Is Fine. The Real Thing Scaring CEOs? Hybrid Work.
(To receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) With a global community of donors who’ve raised over $15 billion, GoFundMe pays close attention to what helps people feel comfo.....»»
Twitter is Launching a Dedicated Crypto Team, Part of Its Push Toward Decentralization
Twitter is building a new division for "all things blockchain at Twitter," called Twitter Crypto, and has hired Tess Rinearson as the team's engineering lead to "set the strategy for the future of crypto at (and on) Twitter," the company said in a re.....»»
Reddit To Tokenize Karma Points and Onboard 500M New Users, Report Says
American social media giant Reddit may soon convert users' karma points into Ethereum-based (ERC-20) tokens and onboard 500 million new crypto users in the process, according to a newly hired Reddit engineer. From a report: A series of tweets made by.....»»
It"s time CEOs gave SEO the attention it deserves - here"s why
As we're now living in a search-first age, giving SEO the proper attention it deserves can help boost your business outcomes......»»
WHO Asks South African Startup To Replicate Moderna"s mRNA Vaccine
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: The World Health Organization has hired the company, called Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, as part of a $100 million plan to figure out how to make an mRNA vaccine against COVID that is as close as possi.....»»
Investors Use AI To Analyze CEOs" Language Patterns and Tone
CEOs and other managers are increasingly under the microscope as some investors use artificial intelligence to learn and analyze their language patterns and tone, opening up a new frontier of opportunities to slip up. Reuters reports: In late 2020, a.....»»
VMware has more employees in India than California
Cloud computing supplier VMware has been focusing more and more on its development in India and it has hired over 6,000 employees in India, much more than those at its headquarters in California, according to company CEO Raghu Raghuraman......»»
Theranos’ second lab director got $5K a month to rubber-stamp forms
COO Balwani hired his longtime dermatologist to run Theranos’ lab. Enlarge / Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of blood-testing and life sciences company Theranos, leaves the courthouse with her husband, Billy Evans, after the.....»»
“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself
He was hired to build a fake news op but now wants to put things right. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) This is the story of the mastermind behind one of the largest "fake news" operations in the US. For two yea.....»»
Utilities Took Public Money, Gave CEOs Millions, and Then Turned People"s Lights Off During the Pandemic
A new report finds that some of the country's most powerful utilities raked in millions of dollars in taxpayer bailout funds last year -- while continuing to shut off service for households across the U.S. during the pandemic. Gizmodo: The report, re.....»»
Ford hires new chief digital information officer as it seeks to expand into software and services
Ford Motor has hired Mike Amend as its chief digital and information officer as the automaker seeks to expand into software, subscriptions and in-vehicle connectivity. Amend, who was president of Lowe’s Online for three years, will focus on Ford’.....»»
Apple loses a leader of its long rumored car group to Ford
Ford on Tuesday announced that it has hired Doug Field away from Apple as it looks to bolster its self-driving and electric vehicle ambitions......»»
Yahoo taps Tinder"s CEO to be its new leader
Yahoo has hired away Tinder's top executive to become its new chief executive officer......»»
Hacker returns $600M to Poly Network, is offered position as Chief Security Advisor
This week nearly all of the crypto stolen from Poly Network has been returned, but then something bizarre happened. Instead of turning the thief, who Poly Network refers to as Mr. White Hat, over to authorities, the company hired him to be its Chief.....»»
Hacker returns $600M to Poly Network and got hired as its Chief Security Advisor
This week nearly all of the crypto stolen from Poly Network has been returned, but then something bizarre happened. Instead of turning the thief, who Poly Network refers to as Mr. White Hat, over to authorities, the company hired him to be its Chief.....»»
Study: Attractiveness pays off at work, but there"s a trick to leveling the playing field
Beautiful people are more likely to get hired, receive better performance evaluations and get paid more—but it's not just because of their good looks, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management......»»
Games Workshop"s streaming service arrives this month, offering animations, shows, magazines, and free miniatures
There are an absolute ton of Games Workshop titles of varying quality available for PC, one of the more recent being Necromunda: Hired Gun. Warhammer Plus focuses on the TV shows and animations while also offering premium access to the tabletop games.....»»
Utah man sues dealership over alleged religious discrimination
Allan Goodson converted from Christianity to Islam in October 2019, two months after he was hired at Bradshaw Chevrolet in Cedar City, Utah......»»
Tech leaders can be the secret weapon for supercharging ESG goals
Over the past few years, we have seen an uptick in organizations setting long-term sustainability goals. However, CEOs and CSOs typically forecast these often long-term and aspirational goals. Jeff Sternberg Contributor.....»»