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Founder Transitions: Zynga's Founder Rebound
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. Mark Pincus has joined the growing list of founders returning to the helm replacing Don Mattrick originally hired in 2013 to replace Pincus. As is often the case with a failed transition, the abrupt change in leadership was noted to be a setback for the company, according to a New York Times article of 8 April 2015. In an interview, Mr. Pincus said that Mattrick was not fired, but the two agreed that it was time. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Founder Transitions: What do you do with a Former CEO?
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. What do you do with a Former CEO? One of the big issues faced by CEO successors is the subsequent role of their predecessor. All too often, these former CEO's, once replaced, take their place at the Board table, as the defacto boss. Of their new successor. Let me lay this out clearly:. CEO gets replaced, often because the board demanded change that the CEO couldn't deliver. New CEO comes in the role to replace former CEO with a clear change agenda.
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Founder Transitions: Presentation to Long Island Software CEO Forum
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. Presentation to Long Island Software CEO Forum. Last week I presented "Lessons Learned" to a group of software company CEOs on Long Island. Below, using a new tool that I found called "SlideShare," I've embedded the presentation. Let me know any thoughts about it and/or slideshare by leaving a comment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Founder Transitions' Most Popular Posts. Don't get Bored of your Board. Thankfully, this particul. One of the most ...
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Founder Transitions: Don't get Bored of your Board
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. Don't get Bored of your Board. I had a Director who once told me his job was easy. "I just have to show up once a quarter and whine! Thankfully, this particular director was kidding. I have witnessed Boards who do little more. However, with the right people and some advance planning, your board can be an important corporate asset. But this requires you as the CEO to provide some leadership. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Thankfully, this particul.
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Founder Transitions: Executive Skills in the "New" Economy - newly minted MBAs (and others) take note!
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. Executive Skills in the "New" Economy - newly minted MBAs (and others) take note! A colleague of mine provided this article that he found on the web. I thought it would be important reading for any executive who is struggling with managing people under the current economic reality. The hard work of soft skills. 15 March, 2009. By Dr Carol Kinsey Goman, HR Columnist, Troy Media Corporation. Then they'd move on to someone else, and as they left that per...
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Founder Transitions: Fashioning a CEO Succession
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. Fashioning a CEO Succession. Diane von Furstenberg finally found her successor. Tomorrow Paola Riva takes over as the first CEO other than Diane to run her fashion empire. But why did it take her so long and is he the right guy? Ms Furstenberg describes her attraction to Mr. Riva. "When I asked - why do you want to do this? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Founder Transitions' Most Popular Posts. Don't get Bored of your Board. Last week I presented...
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Founder Transitions: All in the Family
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. All in the Family. Less than one out of three family businesses survive into the second generation. Of those, about forty percent make it beyond. So it's somewhat unique to find a third generation family business. Lori, Caryn, and Shelly Hirshleifer. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Founder Transitions' Most Popular Posts. Don't get Bored of your Board. Thankfully, this particul. Presentation to Long Island Software CEO Forum. Slicing up the Pie.
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Founder Transitions: Several High Profile Founder Oustings Reviewed
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. Several High Profile Founder Oustings Reviewed. It's always interesting press when a high profile founder is removed from his or her role. A recent Inc. Magazine story,. 7 Founders Pushed Out of Their Companies. Profiled some of the more notorious transitions.There are numerous details behind the scenes that might paint a more complete story of what really happened. Most of us only know the headlines. The story is subheadlined:. Slicing up the Pie.
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Founder Transitions: Slicing up the Pie
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Navigating the tricky path from founder to successor. Slicing up the Pie. One of the toughest moments for a new founder/CEO is when she realizes that success requires she begin to slice up the pie. Sometimes this happens first when its time to attract or compensate early employees - not all of whom are willing to take severe pay cuts without something in return. Or sometimes her first encounter is when it's time to raise some outside capital. But how big should the slices be? The flip side of the prior e...
