Executive Lifestyles
Apple CEO Places First Brick on Path for Gay Leaders
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook on Thursday became the most prominent American corporate leader to come out as gay, saying he was trading his closely guarded privacy for the chance to help move civil rights ...
CEO Plane Crash Death Raises Questions about Brutal Executive Travel Schedules
In his final hours, Christophe de Margerie was doing what was expected of any modern chief executive officer: representing the company in the globe's farthest-flung destinations. The CEO of French ...
Companies With High Learning Agility Execs Make More Money: Korn Ferry
High-learning agile people are good for business, both as executives and employees, and they help companies make more money, Korn Ferry concluded in two new workforce studies. One determined that ...
Apple, Facebook Offer Egg-Freezing Insurance Coverage For Employees
Apple Inc. is following Facebook Inc. by offering company insurance coverage to women who wish to freeze their eggs. Facebook started providing the benefit, which applies to employees and their ...
Tools to Help Women Execs Break Through a Persistent Glass Ceiling
It may be the 21st century, but women decrease in number among their peers advancing from entry-level slots to executive and board positions. A new report from The Korn/Ferry Institute offers ...
Spouse’s Personality Impacts Career Success: University Study
As people spend more and more time in the workplace, it's natural for co-workers to develop close bonds—what's often referred to as a "workplace spouse" or an "office wife." But when it comes to ...
Warren Buffett Gives $2B to Gates Foundation
Warren Buffett, the second-richest person in the U.S., made his largest single charitable contribution with a gift of $2.1 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as he seeks to encourage ...
Summer Reading: A Recommendation from Bill Gates and Warren Buffett
What should business executives be reading this summer? If the opinions of billionaires Bill Gates and Warren Buffett carry any weight, then the book to grab is "Business Adventures" by John Brooks. ...