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Rock 'N' Roll Never Forgets

James M. Lynch | Posted 06.27.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Transition, Change, Succession, Family-Owned-Business, Aging, Business Coaching, Youth Culture, Rock'n'roll, My Generation, Rock Music, Fifty News
James M. Lynch

Every generation has a series of songs about not being understood by their parents. When we grow up, we just somehow seem to forget that we were once that misunderstood rock fan.

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Father-Daughter Businesses All About Dad

Posted 12.29.2011 | Women
Read More: Father-Daughter Relationships, Career Advice, Women in Business, Succession, Daphne Halkias, Father-Daughter Business, Career Advice for Women, Inheritance, Women News

The Grindstone: It's hard enough for a woman to get into the C-suite at a company they work at independently. But what about when Dad is the hiring...

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Don't Pick a Failure? Think Again

James M. Citrin | Posted 01.22.2012 | Business
Read More: Leadership, Succession, Recruitment, Business News
James M. Citrin

Hiring managers are reticent to take a risk on someone with a visible failure because it opens them up to criticism later on if it doesn't work. Betting on a candidate with a failure takes courage.

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Saudi Succession Committee Under the Spotlight as Country Mourns Crown Prince

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 12.23.2011 | World
Read More: King Abdullah, Crown-Prince-Sultan-Bin-Abdel-Aziz, Succession, ?Ā€ĀœAl-Yamama?, Prince-Nayef, Saudi Arabia, Saudi King Abdullah, Riyadh, World News
Faisal J. Abbas

It was business as unusual on the first day of the week in Saudi Arabia, as millions of Saudis woke to the disturbing news of the passing of Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, long-time Defense Minister and heir to the throne since 2005.

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7 Places Where You Can Still Be Queen

Posted 12.10.2012 | Women
Read More: Prince William, Queens, Succession, Kate Middleton, Will and Kate, Slidepollajax, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Succession, Women News

If Kate Middleton and Prince William's first child is a daughter, can she one day be queen? U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron is hoping so. He rece...

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Sustainable Leadership: The Problem With Iconic Leaders

Ed Lawler | Posted 06.18.2011 | Business
Read More: Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Polaroid, Ge, Herb Kelleher, Steve Jobs Apple, Jack Welch, CEO Succession, Sustainability, Bill Gates, Succession, Disney, Sustainable Leadership, Business News
Ed Lawler

There are many examples in the history of American business that demonstrate how hard it is to replace an iconic leader.

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Take Your Boss's Job - With Their Help

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Promotions, Career, Boss, Career Advice, Jobs, Careers, Succession Planning, Succession, The Boss, Business News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

If moving up the ladder is important to you, then part of managing your career is preparing yourself to succeed your boss. Just because you've been...

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Employer vs. Employee Mentality. Which Do You Have?

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Promotions, Career, Career Path, Mentor, Career Advice, Branding, Careers, Succession, Management, Career Change, Networking, Business News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

We were coaching a woman (we'll call her Donna) who is an associate partner in a law firm. Donna has been with the firm for 10 years and was promoted...

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Losing Our Leaders: Are We Prepared for the Unthinkable?

Terry Newell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Succession, Constitution, Terrorism, Politics News
Terry Newell

The loss of the Polish President and other key leaders in the April 10th crash of their airliner while attempting to land in Smolensk, Russia seemed e...

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Victoria Kennedy: Senate Replacement For Husband Ted Kennedy?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Succession, Victoria Kennedy, Vicki Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Politics News

Ted Kennedy married Victoria Anne Reggie in 1992. Kennedy and his closest friends called his decision to ask her out "the smartest move of his life."...

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How to Attract the Leaders to Rebuild our Economy

Simon Sinek | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Steve Jobs, US Economy, Leadership, Congress, Apple, Congressional Bailout, Economy, Economic Crisis, Obama Administration, Succession, Barack Obama, Business News
Simon Sinek

Offering CEOs big money to come and run companies does not guarantee great leadership. In fact, the practice may attract the wrong leaders altogether.

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Jackson Irresponsible If He Died Without Will

Jordan M. Atin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Michael Jackson, Estate, Intestate, Children, Joe Jackson, Inheritance, Cut Out, Father, Will, Succession, Healthy Living News
Jordan M. Atin

If reports are true, Michael Jackson may have died without a Will. No wonder, he was like a child that would never grow up.

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The Politics of Reincarnation

Christal Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Succession, Tibet, Invasion, Tenzin Gyatso, Pico Iyer, China, Reincarnation, World News
Christal Smith

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China's occupation. I spoke with Pico Iyer, who has traveled extensively with the Dalai Lama, on the situation in Tibet.

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President Obama and Shades of George W (Washington not Bush)

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: President's Day, Leadership, Obama, Succession, Mark Goulston, George Washington, Politics News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

In anticipation of President's Day, we are struck by how President Obama is not just leading in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln but also in the spirit of George Washington.

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Constitutional Coup Averted In Illinois

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Vice President, Supreme Court, Law, Impeachment, Greg Harris, Cabinet, Twenty-Fifth Amendment, Military Law, Legal, I'm in Charge Here, President, Governor, Reagan, Blagojevich, Acting President, Amendment XXV, Succession, Constitution, Illinois, Impeach, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor, Depose, Acting Governor, Chris Weigant, Rod Blagojevich, Al Haig, Coup, Unfit for Command, Lisa Madigan, Haig, Madigan, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The Illinois Supreme Court has just rejected what was in essence a coup attempt by the state Attorney General, which would have installed the Lt. Governor in Blagojevich's place.

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Line of Succession: Hillary Clinton Just Four Heartbeats Away From The Presidency

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Succession, Line of Succession, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Nickolas

As secretary of state, protocol will dictate that Clinton sit immediately to the right of Obama in cabinet meetings, making for great photos and a fascinating dynamic.

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Why Too Many Successions Don't Succeed

Simon Sinek | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Vision, Steve Jobs, Why, Dell, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Howard Schultz, Apple, Corporations, Ceos, Starbucks, Succession Planning, Succession, Steve Balmer, Gates Foundation, Business News
Simon Sinek

There were three words missing from Bill Gates' goodbye speech when he officially left Microsoft in July of this year. They are three words he probab...

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Palin Ain't no Truman

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Dishonesty, Atom Bomb, Succession, Harry S. Truman, Acceptance Speech, Japan, Fdr, Small Towns, Sarah Palin, Republican National Convention, Sarah Palin Reaction, Politics News
Diane Francis

In 1934, Truman was elected as a U.S. Senator and for the next ten years undertook a distinguished career in Washington DC representing the people of Missouri.

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