The challenges facing business leaders feel particularly acute right now. This week, DealBook delved into four of them.
Category: Executives and Management (Theory)
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Back-to-Office Battles Underscore a Change in Workplace Authority
As workers push back on mandates, business leaders are wrestling with a new, post-pandemic identity.
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Not Just a D.J., Goldman C.E.O. Also Dabbles in Luxury Real Estate
David Solomon is an adviser to and part owner of a private real estate company that Goldman Sachs has sought to do business with.
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You’re Now a ‘Manager.’ Forget About Overtime Pay.
The New York Times – Business:New evidence shows that many employers are mislabeling rank-and-file workers as managers to avoid paying them overtime.
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The Retail C.E.O. Pipeline Is Running Dry
The New York Times – Business:The battered industry’s next generation of leaders needs a complex set of skills, yet scaled-down store training programs aren’t meeting demand.
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Goldman Sachs’ Marcus Consumer Banking Move Turns Costly
The New York Times – Business:Goldman Sachs will take a big hit from its ill-fated move into consumer banking, even as its other businesses weaken amid an economic slowdown.
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Wave of Job-Switching Has Employers on a Training Treadmill
The New York Times – Business:The rise in turnover since the pandemic started has a cost in productivity: “It’s taking longer to get stuff out the door.”
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Elon Musk’s Distraction Is Just One of Tesla’s Problems
The New York Times – Business:The maker of electric cars faces sharp competition, plummeting shares and production woes while its chief executive is preoccupied with Twitter.
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Why Is Howard Schultz Taking This So Personally?
The New York Times – Business:His opposition to a union isn’t primarily about the bottom line, friends say. It clashes with his image of Starbucks as a model employer.
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The Risks of ‘Yes, and’ Leadership
The New York Times – Business:Recent years have demanded that C.E.O.s accept uncertainty. Some have taken that to extremes.