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- Jack Welch is behind the times, say female leaders
Former GE chief Jack Welch stirred up trouble this week by telling a group of high-powered women that they should work harder and sacrifice their family life if they wanted to achieve their career goals. The assembled leaders took particular umbrage at Welch's suggestion that gender-blind appraisal systems mattered more than programs for encouraging gender diversity. "If objective performance measures were enough, more than a handful of Fortune 500 senior executives would already be women," notes former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers. The Wall Street Journal
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- Valve declares "game over" for bosses
Software house Valve has risen to become one of the most acclaimed video-game producers around -- despite, or perhaps because of, an anarchic corporate structure that eschews formal leadership positions. Workers take turns to supervise projects, and decide for themselves which projects to work on and how to execute their communal vision. "It's basically the Montessori version of running a company," writes Claire Suddath. Bloomberg Businessweek
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- Can GM stop being "Government Motors"?
General Motors is back in the black, but so far the U.S. Treasury has declined to sell off its 26% stake in the company. That means GM remains subject to executive-pay restrictions, an across-the-board ban on private air travel and a serious image problem. "I try not to let it bother me," says CEO Daniel Akerson. "But the fact is it does bother me." The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
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- Airbnb is eBay all over again, investors say
Airbnb, an online house-sharing service, has what it takes to be the next eBay, says CEO Brian Chesky. Users are already renting out everything from parking spaces to cars via the Airbnb website, and the company is trying to figure out how to support and encourage other forms of social sharing. "There are so many things we can do; the most challenging part of this is to figure out what not to do," Chesky says. CNNMoney/Fortune/Startup Stars
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- Innovators should be very afraid
The best innovators work in an uncomfortable area -- call it the "scary zone" -- between radical disruption and incremental change, Harry West writes. That's frightening because it leaves them with no place to hide: Their ideas are out there enough to actually matter, but aren't so off-the-wall that they'll never see the light of day. "Real innovation ... both pushes the boundaries of what is possible and can actually be made real in a relevant time frame," West explains. Harvard Business Review online/HBR Blog Network
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- India is spooking foreign investors, says Honeywell chairman
Multinational companies are growing increasingly wary of operating in India, says Honeywell International Chairman David Cote. The region's "stultifying" bureaucracy, aggressive tax policies and tough regulatory regimes is enough to scare away some foreign investors, Cote warns. "Foreign companies are starting to become scared," he says. "They are starting to say, 'What am I doing here?' " The Wall Street Journal
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- Swedes swap lunch meetings for daytime discos
A growing number of Swedish office workers are dashing off to daytime raves during their lunch hour. Companies love the "Lunch Beat" discos, saying that employees who spend 60 minutes per day frantically dancing to techno are typically happier and healthier than people who eat lunch while sitting at their desk. Slate
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