Leadership
Buffett Says Berkshire Bought Back Its Own Shares Along With Boosting Apple Stake
Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc , on Thursday said the conglomerate bought back its own stock for the first time since 2012 and added to its already huge stake in ...
A Better Mentor Guides Protégés to Make Their Own Career Decisions
Executives often mentor upcoming employees who themselves are on track to become future corporate leaders. In doing so, they would do well to let the protégé set priorities of their career path and ...
Stress Less With a Workplace Well-Being Initiative
Workplace stress can lead to a range of physiological and psychological impacts, including cardiovascular disease, burnout, depression and anxiety. A workplace well-being initiative can help, says a ...
The Building Blocks of Employee Motivation
As a company's success grows, employee motivation can actually begin to suffer. To combat this, a new article from First Round Review advises leaders to focus on four building blocks of employee ...
CEO Viewpoint: Bold and Innovative Industry Action Required to Drive Progress on Diversity and Inclusion
Exponential increase in technological advances. Escalating impact of climate change. Extreme political polarization. Three phrases that describe the world we're living in and the emerging, evolving ...
Munich Re Will Halt Investment in Coal-Related Businesses
Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, will stop investing in bonds and shares of companies that generate more than 30 percent of their sales with coal-related business, its chief executive said, ...
To AIG CEO Duperreault, the Path to Profitability Is ‘Not a Straight Line’
After a disappointing second quarter, AIG CEO Brian Duperreault restated his pledge that the struggling insurer would reach an underwriting profit after 2018. He also cautioned that the road to ...
An Effective Leader Is Often an Interesting Public Speaker
An arguably key part to being a leader of a company is public speaking, and it's not just talking in front of a crowd. Leadership expert Chris Brady argues that the bigger challenge for leaders is to ...