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Nick Muscavage, Agenda, November 3, 2025 The shareholder lawsuit claiming that the board of one of the fastest-growing realty firms in the world failed to properly oversee rape allegations is a stark reminder to boards that they need to be monitoring and responding to...
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Frederic Lee, Agenda, September 29, 2025 America’s corporate top brass sounded an alarm this month over President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, according to polling from the Yale School of Management Chief...
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Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg, August 19, 2025 When Starbucks Corp. tapped Brian Niccol as chief executive officer in 2024, it cited the “critical need for a transformative leader” in justifying the hire. If performance significantly improves, stock payouts mean the...
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Frederic Lee, Agenda, August 18, 2025 CEOs who can reach across ideological differences are becoming more attractive. Whether it be shifting trade practices, the onset and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence in the workforce or ideological tensions, the...
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Lindsay Frost, Agenda, August 11, 2025 Social media erupted last month when footage at a Coldplay concert revealed that tech company Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was having an intimate moment with Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot. But such an incident is not isolated....
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Frederic Lee, Agenda, July 21, 2025 Starbucks is the latest big company to ramp up in-office requirements for corporate staff, as chief executive Brian Niccol issued a directive to workers last week raising the time required on-site to four days per week, rather than...
