TAKING THE “SUCCESS” OUT OF “SUCCESSION”

“One of the primary challenges with charismatic organizations is succession.”

Forrester CEO George Colony, making the case for his own replacement in arguing that Apple is the next Sony, Forrester Blogs, 25 April 2012

UM, WHAT’S A MARKETING REPORT?

“We’re still this toddler in a grown man’s body in many ways.”

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason, comparing his online-discount empire, currently valued at $7.6 billion, to an ’80s Tom Hanks farce while drinking beer,  Wall Street Journal, 26 April 2012