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Lowe’s, PetSmart And Others Take On New Leadership

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Despite another quarterly earnings miss announced Wednesday (May 23), Lowe’s shares got a 9 percent bump mid-week after poaching JCPenney CEO Marvin Ellison on Tuesday, a move that garnered support from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management LP. PetSmart’s same-store sales fell 4.5

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Do We Care About Leadership?

Jeff For Banks

In his "real life", he is a sales manager for a pharmaceutical company. One form of training I fondly recall from my Navy days was Navy Leadership Development school, or NAVLEAD. The commander, however, worked for a large company and said they do incorporate leadership, management, and supervisory training to employees.

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John Donahoe Named To Replace Departing Nike CEO

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Parker has been the CEO of Nike since 2006 when he took over for founder Phil Knight. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is Nike’s lead independent director and the chair of the board’s management succession committee, said the hire was good for the company. In Mark and John, we have two exceptional leaders.

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Nike Shares Swing On News Of CEO’s Departure

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Parker has been the CEO of Nike since 2006 when he took over for founder Phil Knight. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is Nike’s lead independent director and the chair of the board’s management succession committee, said the hire was good for the company. In Mark and John, we have two exceptional leaders.

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Alphabet Fourth US Tech Firm To Hit $1 Trillion Value

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Google is one of those critical, important leaders in multiple areas,” Michael Lippert, manager of Baron Capital Opportunity Fund, told the Wall Street Journal. The two men founded Google out of a Menlo Park garage in 2006. He is a senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Co., which owns Alphabet shares.

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Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T

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Google is one of those critical, important leaders in multiple areas,” Michael Lippert, manager of Baron Capital Opportunity Fund, told the Wall Street Journal. The two men founded Google out of a Menlo Park garage in 2006. He is a senior portfolio manager at Synovus Trust Co., which owns Alphabet shares.

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Intuit Selects Its New CFO

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Financial management software company Intuit has chosen a new chief financial officer. We are fortunate to have benefitted from Neil’s leadership for more than a decade. Michelle is a talented professional whose experience and leadership make her a natural and excellent successor to Neil.