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4 Signs an Executive Isn’t Ready for Coaching

Harvard Business

The growth of the industry tells us so. And the number of business coaches worldwide has zoomed more than 60% since 2007, according to one coaching association. One CEO we worked with was known for his smart turnarounds of a large media company. The stigma of asking for or being assigned an executive coach is vanishing quickly.

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The Mistakes PE Firms Make When They Pick CEOs for Portfolio Companies

Harvard Business

A private equity group led by TPG bought the company in 2007; at the time SCA had suffered more than four straight quarters of declining profits. However, Hayek didn’t push training on them. This July Founders Equity sold OSI to Jordan Industries. That year TPG hired a new CEO, Andrew Hayek, to rebuild SCA.

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4 Ways CEOs Can Conquer Short-Termism

Harvard Business

The quickest way to spring the short-term trap is to set overly ambitious targets — the kind that make the CEO a hero with investors in the short term, but threaten the long-term plan by, for instance, skimping on scheduled maintenance, cutting R&D investment, and shrinking travel and training budgets.

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