So famous, powerful, jet-setting news magnate Conrad Black has been convicted of fraud. And started serving his 6+year sentence today. Many CEOs shudder at what looms in his future – probably more litigation, a possible tell-all book by his wife, the loss of a friend of thirty years, exclusion from important places that were his […]
Monday, December 31, 2007
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In July of 2007, I posted a blog about media mogul Conrad Black’s self-dealing (among other deeds, paying himself via sham companies). Since Black had stolen exams and sold them to his prep school classmates, I asked how his character could never have been questioned by those who put him in charge and those who […]
Sunday, December 30, 2007
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So, famous, powerful, jet-setting news magnate Conrad Black has been convicted of fraud. Notwithstanding that his expected appeal may further reduce the sentence for his crime which can include incarceration, many CEOs shudder at what looms in his future – years of further litigation, a possible tell-all book by his wife, the loss of a […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
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