Former Apple Ceo John Sculley’s Views of Leadership Changed When He Met Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

| 21st Century Jobs, Entrepreneurship, Technology

In 1983, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was looking for a new CEO to run his burgeoning company. He tapped John Sculley, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola and the marketeer who had devised the Pepsi Challenge, which helped the soda company take on Coca-Cola. Jobs wanted someone who could help upstart Apple challenge all-powerful IBM. To convince …

The End of Permanent Jobs . . . for Some

| 21st Century Jobs, Technology

I’ve been observing for some time an emerging phenomenon regarding temporary work. For some, temporary jobs actually may become their preferred career. If adopted broadly, this trend can have a huge uplifting effect on employment and our economy. Here’s why. As any CEO will tell you, “uncertainty” is a powerful determinant of when to invest, …

New Challenges for Women Business Leaders

| 21st Century Jobs, Management

I have never met new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, but I’m impressed with her accomplishments and the admiration she enjoys in Silicon Valley. I am reminded of Charlotte Beers, well-known and very successful former CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. Beers was my contemporary; we grew up together in marketing and advertising in the “Mad …