Insider or Outsider — Who Makes a Better CEO?
Ever wondered why many large organisations bring in external CEOs despite claiming they have built capable leaders from within to succeed? Or why some opt to promote only internally? And why certain founders refuse to let go the reins despite the organisation being stagnant?
- 26/05/2018
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I Don't Know a Single Person on this Earth Anymore
I couldn’t get him out of my mind. He woke me up at 2 a.m. and I paced the room, blew my nose and stared into my bathroom mirror studying my own aging features. He wasn’t my patient.
- 26/05/2018
- 4
The Clean Cooking Problem: 2.3 Million Deaths Annually
"Today around 2.8 billion people – 38% of the global population and almost 50% of the population in developing countries – lack access to clean cooking. Most of them cook their daily meals using solid biomass in traditional stoves. In 25 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 90% of households rely on wood, charcoal and waste for cooking. Collecting this fuel requires hundreds of billions of hours each year, disproportionately affecting women and children. Burning it creates noxious fumes linked to 2.8 million premature deaths annually."
- 25/05/2018
- 5
To Be, Or Not To Be, Fatter? Of Science, Sense, and Squirrels
Science is, principally, all about methods for generating good and reliable answers. Sense, however, is required to ask good questions.
- 25/05/2018
- 4
The Surprising Thing Richard Branson Looks for in Leaders
As I sat across the table watching the man talk, I could physically see his mouth moving, but my mind wouldn't allow me to listen anymore. I had heard all I needed to hear after 20 minutes of what felt like an echo of "I's" and the importance of the almighty dollar. Truth be told, I had high hopes going into the meeting because I knew what he had accomplished as a entrepreneur and businessman. Unfortunately, he left me disappointed, thinking, "Just because you are a good in business doesn't mean you are a good leader."
- 25/05/2018
- 10
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