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Does Your Boss Inspire Greatness?
Mar 24, 2016 // Sydney Finkelstein discusses how companies need to reevaluate their approach to mentorship—from occasionally checking in, to a consistent presence.
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When a Founder Talks (or Acts) Out of School
Feb 24, 2016 // Sydney Finkelstein on how Microsoft Corporation founder Bill Gates recently broke rank with the company he created as well as most of Silicon Valley on a major digital privacy issue.
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Don't Bother Hiring the 'Perfect' Candidate
Feb 24, 2016 // Sydney Finkelstein discusses how the best bosses hire differently and in what way their unconventional hiring practices could make all the difference.
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Four Mistakes Companies Make in Mergers—and How to Avoid Them
Feb 22, 2016 // Sydney Finkelstein discusses the most common mistakes companies make during mergers and acquisitions, and what they can do to get it right.
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Billionaire bashing ignores economic reality, say class warfare critics
Feb 22, 2016 // Sydney Finkelstein says, "If there is a CEO who creates value for shareholders and wealth for the economy, the value they create is so much greater than their compensation."
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A Dartmouth professor says these 5 traits distinguish 'superbosses' from average leaders
Feb 11, 2016 // Superbosses, spawn the next generation of talent by turning their employees into stars.
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5 Leadership Lessons From Mark Zuckerberg and Other Top CEOs
Feb 12, 2016 // Five factors that are characteristic of the most effective leaders.
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Assessment: Find Out if You’re a Superboss
Feb 12, 2016 // The best bosses in the world don’t just surround themselves with talent; they spawn it.
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The best bosses let their top talent leave
Feb 12, 2016 // Five ways "superbosses" distinguish themselves and their ability to find and nurture talent.
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What makes a boss a ‘Superboss’
Feb 11, 2016 // Interview with Sydney Finkelstein about his new book Superbosses.
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Are You a Superboss? If Not, Become One.
Feb 11, 2016 // The superboss playbook offers new ideas, hiding in plain sight, that come directly from those leaders who have helped spawn generations of talent in their industries.
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Here's the tricky interview question Larry Ellison asked to hire extremely smart employees
Feb 11, 2016 // "Are you the smartest person you know?"
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What superbosses do to energize talent – and bossy bosses don’t
Feb 11, 2016 // Sydney Finkelstein says that organizations with great leaders are proactive about change.
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This is What the Best Bosses are Really Made of
Feb 10, 2016 // Sydney Finkelstein discusses how CEOs are built up to be “unfeeling technocrats,” but the reality is that they are humans too—with all the emotions and biases that come along with it.
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How To Be A Great Boss
Feb 09, 2016 // Continued coverage of Superbosses: How exceptional leaders manage the flow of talent by Sydney Finkelstein.
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Who are the "superbosses," the 10 secrets of the brightest managers
Feb 05, 2016 // Continued coverage of Superbosses: How exceptional leaders manage the flow of talent written by Sydney Finkelstein highlighting a handful of "glorious bastard" CEOs referenced in the book.
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Need to find, keep, and maximize talent today? Look to an old-school example, Gene Roberts
Feb 05, 2016 // Sydney Finkelstein profiles a superboss in the field of journalism.
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How risk taker Jay Chiat became adland’s ‘superboss’
Feb 01, 2016 // An opinion piece by Sydney Finkelstein.
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How I realized the incredible impact that great bosses have
Feb 01, 2016 // Highlights the book Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Manage the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein and his definition of what it means to be a "superboss."
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Iconic brands under pressure
Jan 25, 2016 // As a guest on CNBC's "Power Lunch," Sydney Finkelstein discusses how McDonald's same store sales have posted a huge rebound after moving to all-day breakfast. Finkelstein also discusses the health of Wal-Mart and American Express, as well as the struggles that disappearing iconic companies in America are facing.
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