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The unusual approach is called a "holacracy," and the online retailer is the largest company so far to try out the new organizational structure.

Brendan Eich recently stepped down as CEO of Mozilla, developer of the Firefox Web browser. It may be more accurate to say he was forced out in the wake of a rising boycott against him. The backlash against Eich is related to his position on gay rights, but many feel [...]

for example marissa mayer, celebrated in fashion, crucified in business

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/19/obama-sony_n_6354836.html

Celeb appointments to top roles when the leadership story gets dull?

Listen to the prologue. About glamorous/cool genesis stories for leaders to tell. Jack Ma is a pretty good example at the moment.

Re: "age and appearance don't matter"...but could it? Another way to say something about the brand.

"“I never viewed money as being ‘my money.’ I always saw it as ‘The money.’ It's a resource. If it pools up around me then it needs to be flushed back out into the system.”

age and appearance dont matter

"We’re beginning to see C-level executives who have more in common with their executive peers than they do with the people in the functions they run. And today members of senior management are expected not only to support the CEO on business strategies but also to offer their own insights and contribute to key decisions."

New forms of corporate communication....

Progressive chief marketing officers are organising their role around customer engagement by embracing technology, breaking down silos and harnessing data

"We need empire builders, not consensus builders." - Jeff Goodby