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Microsoft decides on new CEO

Posted by Frank Mortimer in CEO Jobs, English, Executive Search on February 4, 2014

Microsoft has finally concluded their search for the successor of chairman Steve Ballmer. The choice has fallen on Satya Nadella, a long-time employee of the US software giant. Having worked there since 1992, Nadella was responsible for the Cloud & Enterprise branch for the most recent years. Nadella’s appointment does not come unexpected, but is […]

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Measuring Success as a CEO.

Posted by Frank Mortimer in CEO Jobs on August 31, 2011

Knowing the job description is a good first step for a CEO, but to know how she’s doing, she needs to design her own measurement system. Unlike inconvenient lower-level jobs, no one tells the Chief Executive how she’s doing. Do managers let her know she’s undermining their authority, making poor decisions, or communicating poorly? Not […]

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Maybe the CEO job is overrated

Posted by Frank Mortimer in CEO Jobs on July 5, 2011

It’s coming up on six months since Dirk Meyer was forced to resign as CEO of Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and the search for Meyer’s successor plods onward. Last week, Bloomberg reported that four executives—longtime Intel Corp. exec Pat Gelsinger, Apple Inc. COO Tim Cook, former Hewlett Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd and Carlyle Group […]

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