EXCLUSIVE: Jon Stewart’s return to The Daily Show has breathed new life into the Comedy Central talk show and won an Emmy for its efforts. But just over a year ago, Stewart was about to have his previous show, The Problem with Jon Stewart, canceled by Apple TV+ over creative differences or “different agendas”. Now, […]
Corporations are simply groups of people, and people are terrified of being blamed for failure. The dumb things we see corporations doing are often cases of many people making small, super-safe decisions. Big names and big visuals attract eyeballs so that’s a safe decision. Writers may be a swing and a miss, risky.
This is why a good CEO is paramount. They can take the risks that drive success. Of course some are cowards and only look to drive the needle one tick over, quarter after quarter, so the board doesn’t fire them. But leaders like that will never hit it out the park.