
When Future-Focused Leaders Freeze
A new study on family firms found that CEOs wired for the long term drop their best strategic instinct exactly when it matters most. I don’t think it’s their temporal focus that’s broken.
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A new study on family firms found that CEOs wired for the long term drop their best strategic instinct exactly when it matters most. I don’t think it’s their temporal focus that’s broken.

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