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What Your CEO Is Reading
Dec 25, 2015 // List of new books for 2016 includes Superbosses by Sydney Finkelstein.
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10 Must-Read Business Books for 2016
Dec 22, 2015 // Superbosses, by Sydney Finkelstein, is among ten business books recommended for 2016.
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Why George Lucas is more than just a creative genius
Dec 15, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein says, "Collaboration and creative exploration were two of the keys to what helped translate the vision of George Lucas into a series of era-defining films, and technologies.
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The Force Awakens — And With It, Our Workplaces?
Dec 14, 2015 // An opinion piece by Sydney Finkelstein on the history of George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch, an epicenter of filmmaking’s digital revolution during the 1980s and 1990s (and today).
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Helping Smart Leaders Succeed
Dec 07, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein discusses things that make CEOs fail.
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Scrutiny on Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer grows more intense
Dec 03, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein says, "That's kind of how the CEO culture really works in America. If Mark Zuckerberg showed up [at Yahoo] and said, 'I'm going to spend three years trying to figure it out,' I'm not sure he would. If [former Google CEO Eric] Schmidt did, I'm not so sure, either. You ride a wave, you're doing great,
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5 Behaviors of the Most Successful Leaders
Dec 01, 2015 // Outlines five common behaviors of the most successful leaders.
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What Amazing Bosses Do Differently
Nov 30, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein offers five key practices that all supervisors should follow in order to make work more meaningful and enjoyable: manage individuals; go big on meaning; focus on feedback; listen; and be consistent.
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Jack Dorsey's Secret To Running Two Tech Giants At Once
Nov 20, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein says, "To make something like this work, you have to have a world-class team around you. Effective leaders delegate. In this case, you probably have to delegate more than normal. You have to be able to process in your brain two different worlds."
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Toronto gurus win big at ‘Oscars of management thinking’
Nov 16, 2015 // Highlights Sydney Finkelstein as one of Canada’s top business thinkers.
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How to Make Decisions More Confidently
Nov 11, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein says that the more you doubt yourself, the more the decisions you make turn out poorly.
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Stop Second-Guessing Your Decisions at Work
Nov 06, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein says, "Constant second-guessing can really affect your leadership—and the perception of your leadership among other people.”
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Sports Leadership Notebook: Action Beats Introspection
Nov 02, 2015 // Highlights Sydney Finkelstein on a recent WNYC podcast around selective forgetting and the role it plays on mental toughness and success.
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Marco Rubio may be the default candidate for big business
Nov 02, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein states, “Businesspeople are smart, and they’re saying, ‘We better get our act together and get behind someone that has a chance to beat Hillary.’”
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The Tyranny of Linear Thinking
Oct 29, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein notes that what worked in the past may not always be the best approach in the future.
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Necessary Toughness
Oct 29, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein says a leader's ability to compartmentalize mistakes is one important aspect of the mental toughness.
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Sydney Finkelstein on the DFS Investigation
Oct 23, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein discusses the Massachusetts gaming commission's investigation into the possible regulation of fantasy sports games.
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DraftKings, Airbnb exploit loopholes to cash in
Oct 16, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein comments on the government updating laws for companies such as Draftkings, Uber, and Airbnb.
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Square, Mobile Payments Giant, Just Filed For Its IPO
Oct 15, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein comments on what Jack Dorsey needs to do to be successful as CEO of two companies.
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The Briefing
Oct 05, 2015 // Sydney Finkelstein comments on what happens when major corporations try to get away with hiding big scandals.
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