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Natasha Khan and Kelly Cloonan, The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 2026 Just how much are 12 metric tons of stolen KitKat bars worth? A lot of promotional gold, it turns out. It was the brazen chocolate heist heard around the social-media world: Over the weekend,...
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Jordyn Holman, The New York Times, February 19, 2026 Jamie Siminoff, the founder and chief inventor of Ring, the ubiquitous doorbell camera, was excited for the company’s first Super Bowl television commercial. The 30-second ad presented its product helping with a...
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Frederic Lee, Agenda, February 9, 2026 The beginning of 2026 has seen unprecedented actions from the White House that redefine the United States’ geopolitical posture, most notably President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on European countries...
by | | Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, Executive Presence, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Perception & Psychology, Reputation Management
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...
by | | Corporate Governance, Crisis Management, Executive Presence, In the News, Leadership & Strategy, Perception & Psychology, Reputation Management, Social Media, The Media
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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Lindsay Frost, Agenda, April 21, 2025 A record number of CEOs were likely pushed out of their roles in the past year, according to a new analysis from CEO-exit research firm Exechange. This is largely due to performance issues, policy violations and misconduct,...
