Tag Archives: CEOs

Two-Plane Habit: GE Exec’s Travel Latest Example of Wasteful Corporate Culture

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Joe Ahmad

GE shareholders and much of the business world were surprised to learn about the wasteful business travel practices of recently retired CEO Jeff Immelt. The WSJ reported recently that for much of his tenure at GE, Immelt traveled in a … Continue reading →

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On the Court or in the C-Suite, Leaders Embrace Win-at-All-Cost Drive at Their Own Peril

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Joe Ahmad

The NCAA basketball kickback scandal is just getting started and it’s already bagged a big one – Louisville’s Rick Pitino, who was forced to resign after details of the wide-ranging probe were unveiled. Expect many more heads to roll as … Continue reading →

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Study Finds Public Losing Patience When CEOs Act Out

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Joe Ahmad

Add Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, Amazon’s entertainment chief Roy Price and KB Home’s Jeffrey Mezger to the growing list of executives making headlines for the wrong reasons. One of the most powerful producers in Hollywood, Weinstein was forced out after … Continue reading →

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Uber Leadership Vacuum Exposes Strings Attached to Startup Financing

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Joe Ahmad

The executive leadership vacuum at Uber and a series of PR missteps and management blunders is exposing the contentious push-pull dynamic between private equity and venture capital investors and startups that usually plays out behind the scenes and rarely makes … Continue reading →

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Errant Email Steers Uber into Trade Secret Trouble

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Joe Ahmad

It’s too early to know the degree of vetting that occurred before Uber handed Anthony Levandowski nearly $700 million for his fledgling autonomous truck company named Otto and brought him aboard to lead Uber’s self-driving vehicle division. A high-profile trade … Continue reading →

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President Not Alone in Cavalier Approach to Protecting the Digital Crown Jewels

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Joe Ahmad

President Not Alone in Cavalier Approach to Protecting the Digital Crown Jewels Continue reading →

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Picture that text you just wrote on the screen in a courtroom

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Joe Ahmad

Executives know better than to put questionable statements in email, right? Well, it is past time to realize the same goes for texts. Just like a Miranda warning: Anything you text can and will be used against you in a court of law. Continue reading →

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Crass Executive Spending Puts Leading Veterans Charity under a Cloud

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Joe Ahmad

As obvious as it seems, abusing an expense account with lavish personal spending is one of the most common ways a CEO can get into trouble. Being an executive comes with reasonable perks that are necessary and helpful to doing the job. But some people get carried away and forget that these funds are not for their personal use and enjoyment. Continue reading →

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Apple a Succession Planning, Corporate Culture Success Story

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Joe Ahmad

So the new iPad has come out, sending technophiles (which seems to be everybody these days) to the moon with glee. Combined with the recent news that Apple’s market capitalization recently broke the $500 billion mark, only the sixth company … Continue reading →

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What to do when your successful business unit is sold

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Joe Ahmad

Success is sometimes rewarded in strange ways, such as when a company sells off a highly profitable business unit in order to raise cash (as Nestle did when it bought Cadbury and as Barnes & Noble is considering doing with … Continue reading →

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