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Jan 14, 2025 | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Natalie McCormick
Though the average tenure of an S&P 500 CEO is 9.2 years, there are many examples of so-called “forever CEOs.” These are leaders who have sat at the top for decades, like Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett, who has been CEO for 54 years, or JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, who has been CEO for nearly 20 years. Determining when to step down and move on to a new role can be just as challenging for C-suite executives as for employees.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Natalie McCormick
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey and TV host Gayle King have been friends for nearly 50 years after meeting at a Baltimore news station in 1976. The pair never make big life decisions without discussing them with each other, they recently told philanthropist Melinda French Gates in a wide-ranging conversation about aging, divorce, and the importance of friends who push you to greater heights.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Natalie McCormick
What you say matters. What you don’t say might matter even more. Do you tend to slouch in your chair, fail to maintain eye contact, or wear all of your emotions on your face? Being mindful of these actions can help leaders better connect with their staff and avoid sabotaging their ability to win over their team.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
msn.com | Natalie McCormick |Ruth Umoh
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
fortune.com | Ruth Umoh |Natalie McCormick
From left to right: Apple's John Ternus, Amazon's Jamil Ghani, Walmart's Latriece Watkins and Megan Crozier, Nike's Craig Williams, and WinField's Leah Anderson. Courtesy of Apple, Courtesy of Amazon, Courtesy of Ethan Miller/Getty Images, Courtesy of Nike, Courtesy of Land O’Lakes
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Ruth Umoh |Natalie McCormick
The CEO role is undeniably challenging. It's mentally exhausting. It's time-consuming. It's high-pressure and fast-paced. And for many, it's no longer the career aspiration it once was. At the Fortune COO Summit in October, I asked operations chiefs if they aspired to the corner office. While a few admitted it was on their vision board, many expressed hesitance. Some said they'd only consider the role at private companies, and very few were interested in leading public companies.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Ruth Umoh |Natalie McCormick
NowBlack Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) 2024 once again broke records. Global payment provider Barclaycard reported a 9.5% increase in UK retail transactions compared to Black Friday 2023, while user-generated content platform Bazaarvoice noted a 9.3% rise in orders across EMEA. At the same time, …
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Natalie McCormick
Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos likes his documents crisp and his meetings messy. That might sound like a head-scratcher at first read, but the former Amazon CEO and current executive chairman discussed how he maximizes meeting productivity at the New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday. Bezos’s six-page meeting memos have long been the stuff of corporate lore. For those unfamiliar, he disseminates a lengthy epistle at the top of a meeting and allows executives 30 minutes to peruse it.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
msn.com | Ruth Umoh |Natalie McCormick
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Ruth Umoh |Natalie McCormick
(Reuters) -The U.S. will launch on Monday its third crackdown in three years on China's semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies including chip equipment maker Naura Technology Group, (002371.SZ) among other moves, said two people familiar with the matter.
