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The rise of the CEO pitchman

Sep 11, 2012
From Frank Perdue and his chickens to Lee Iacocca and his cars, product pitches by CEOs are not uncommon. But since Steve Jobs' performances at Apple, they've become part of the job description for tech CEO.

The art (and business) of charisma

Apr 13, 2012
Olivia Fox Cabane, charisma coach and author of the book, "The Charisma Myth," offers a charisma assessment.

Ch-ch-ch-changing the Way We Listen to Music

Feb 13, 2012
Don’t know if you caught the Grammys last night, but it was an especially emotional one.  First, there was a lot of reaction to the sudden and untimely death of Whitney Houston (more on that in a minute) and then Steve Jobs was awarded a posthumous Grammy for helping “to create products and technology that […]

Digging deeper into the lives of CEOs

Feb 10, 2012
From Lloyd Blankfein's support of gay marriage to Steve Jobs' high school GPA, why do we know more about the lives of CEOs than ever before?

For public good, not for profit.

"Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow"

Oct 31, 2011
Everyone's talking about the eulogy of Steve Jobs written by his sister, the novelist Mona Simpson, that appeared in yesterday's New York Times. It...

Insights about Apple and Steve Jobs

Oct 6, 2011
People around the world have been paying tribute and gathering at Apple stores after the announcement of the death of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve...

Remembrances of Steve Jobs

Oct 6, 2011
There are obviously many obit and memorials being written about Steve Jobs since the news broke last night. One of the most widely linked-to has...