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Tag Archives: executives
Crass Executive Spending Puts Leading Veterans Charity under a Cloud
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
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Corporate culture, Executive Compensation
Tagged CEO, CEOs, covenant not to compete, depositions, employment, executive, executive contracts, executive employment, executive employment lawyer, executives, Joe Ahmad, legal, litigation
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Executives Who Resort to Fear, Intimidation Can Lose Support at All Levels
Watching the news, it’s hard not to notice a lot of executives losing the support of their companies’ boards of directors. The travails of recently resigned Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn come to mind, but there are others. What usually precedes … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Executive Management Style
Tagged Best Buy, Brian Dunn, executives, Management Style
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What’s the Best Way to Take People With You to a New Company?
I’ve devoted a couple of blogs (here and here) to what things executives should and should not take with them when they change employers. Simply playing that part right can help avoid litigation with former employers. Where it gets really … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Executive contracts, Fiduciary Duty, Legal, Litigation, Non-Competes, Trade Secrets
Tagged CEO, CEOs, covenant not to compete, employment, executive, executive contracts, executive employment, executives, legal, litigation, trade secret
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Changing Jobs? Here’s What Not to Take With You
In my last blog, I discussed what executives should take with them when they’re leaving their company. In this blog, we’ll go over something just as important: what they shouldn’t take with them. The short answer is, besides the employment … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Complaints Against Executives, Executive contracts, Legal, Litigation, Trade Secrets, Uncategorized
Tagged CEO, CEOs, covenant not to compete, employment, executive contracts, executive employment, executives, legal, litigation, trade secret
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Executive Deposition Tips, Part 6: Lose the Ego
Executives face several perils in a deposition, but perhaps none more perilous than their own egos. Few executives got where they are by being shy, retiring types. They probably achieved success the old fashioned way: by being disciplined, demanding, type … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Depositions, Legal, Litigation
Tagged CEO, CEOs, depositions, executive, executives, legal, litigation
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Executive Deposition Tips, Part 5: Ambiguities and Ventriloquism
When I’m preparing an executive for a deposition, I have to remind him or her that even though the deposition may be held in a run-of-the-mill conference room, it may as well be in a courtroom because what’s said there … Continue reading
Posted in Depositions, Litigation
Tagged depositions, executive employment, executives, litigation
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Executive Depositions Tips, Part 1: Answer the Question
When I’m preparing my executive clients for a deposition, I turn on the recorder and ask them the following question: “Do you know what time it is?” The recorder is crucial in this exercise because the client—used to normal human … Continue reading
Posted in CEOs, Depositions, Legal, Uncategorized
Tagged depositions, executives, litigation
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Business Continuity vs. Employee Safety: An Easy Call
Goldman Sachs took some heat recently when it was reported that top-level executives told the company’s Japan-based employees not to leave the country, despite their concerns about radiation leaking from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. I should say, for … Continue reading
Posted in Business Continuity, CEOs, Legal
Tagged business continuity, executives, Fukushima, Goldman Sachs, Japan, nuclear accident, radiation exposure
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NFL mediation not what you may be thinking
The NFL owners and players union head back into mediation tomorrow (Tuesday March 1), less than 72 hours before the collective bargaining agreement expires. Drastic measures could follow. Mediation is a good first step, and it’s swell that the mediator said there … Continue reading
Posted in ADR, Executive contracts, Sports contracts
Tagged ADR, arbitration, executive contracts, executive employment, executives, mediation, NFL, NFL lockout, NLF executives, sports contracts
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