This morning on wsj.com, journalist Kelsey Hubbard asked me what lessons are to be learned from Stan O’Neal’s departure from Merrill Lynch as coaching points for those in the corner office or who aspire to be in the corner office. Here is my reply, given a few minutes to write it down. And some thoughts […]
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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As the situation at Merrill Lynch evolves and more is known, my take evolves and the lessons learned can be richer. Much of the focus in the media is on Stan O’Neal’s severance package – extravagant considering the performance. And there is reason to be concerned about boards who, worried that they can’t recruit the […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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