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Target Boycott: Inside the CEO’s meeting with Black leaders amid DEI protests

“It did not come up to all that we're expecting or needing.”

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Lila Maclellan

Ben and Jerry sold out to Unilever 25 years ago—now they’re going to war

In a lawsuit, the ice cream company accuses parent company of interfering with its social activism.  The consumer giant calls the accusations...

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Fortune

Lila Maclellan

Apple CEO Tim Cook is facing the most daunting moment of his career, but the former COO might be uniquely suited to navigate a tariff meltdown  

The supply-chain whisperer also has a track record of successful negotiations with President Donald Trump.

09.04.2025 3

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Lila Maclellan

What business leaders should say to investors and employees when their stock is crashing

Tariffs have sent the markets spiraling and leaders need a communication plan.

08.04.2025 10

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Lila Maclellan

New Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol was already worried about high prices. Now tariffs have suddenly added a bitter ingredient to his plans

Nicoll had previously committed to a price freeze through fiscal year 2025.

04.04.2025 7

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These are the people who want to buy 23andMe

A genomics company, a crypto foundation, and the former CEO are all looking at this treasure trove of genetic data.

01.04.2025 4

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Lila Maclellan

How Joann Fabrics went from a cult-favorite retail darling to a bankruptcy disaster 

Generational spending shifts, a leveraged buyout, and a post-pandemic whiff have all contributed to the death of a beloved American institution.

29.03.2025 40

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Tesla shareholders furious with Elon Musk have 2 main options to advocate for a change 

Launching a lawsuit against Musk is unlikely to work, says a legal scholar.

28.03.2025 9

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Lila Maclellan

From $6 billion unicorn to bankrupt cautionary tale: The story of 23andMe

DNA testing company 23andMe was a white-hot Silicon Valley startup for years, and Anne Wojcicki was a celebrity CEO. But after going public, investors...

24.03.2025 4

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Lila Maclellan

Book fight: Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting a tell-all book but her publisher is defending the memoir

Sarah Wynn-Williams memoir about her time at the social media giant is creating an uproar.

13.03.2025 2

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Lila Maclellan

Six years ago 23andMe was worth $6 billion. Now CEO Anne Wojcicki is trying to buy it back for $75 million

Experts say the CEO’s second attempt to buy back the troubled DNA startup comes with a slew of corporate governance red flags.

01.03.2025 10

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Lila Maclellan

America’s foremost DEI shareholder activist warns that anti-diversity groups are forcing companies to underperform

Removing obstacles to women and people of color creates a true meritocracy, and shareholders know that’s good for business, says Andy Behar, CEO of...

22.02.2025 10

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Lila Maclellan

Kelly Stonelake says her lawsuit against Meta alleging sexual discrimination and a culture of silencing women has struck a chord

Kelly Stonelake hopes her case against her former employer will help change the environment for women who still work at Meta.

21.02.2025 10

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Kelly Stonelake landed her dream job at Meta. 15 years later she’s suing the company alleging sexual assaults, denied promotions, and a deeply embedded culture of discrimination

Mark Zuckerberg recently declared the company he founded should embrace its “masculine energy.” Stonelake thinks that’s been the problem all along.

20.02.2025 20

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Lila Maclellan

Apple, Coca-Cola, IBM, Berkshire Hathaway: These companies are facing a DEI shareholder showdown in 2025

A fresh crop of shareholder proposals that would have once been unremarkable are now a closely-watched battlefront in the war against corporate...

10.02.2025 20

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Lila Maclellan

A top business consultant says that Trump’s trade policies are forcing business leaders to build ‘tariff war rooms’

A one-off strategy session won’t suffice, says David Garfield, co-CEO of AlixPartners.

06.02.2025 3

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Lila Maclellan

Major players in the anti-DEI movement: Here’s who’s attacking Goldman Sachs, Pfizer, IBM, and other Fortune 500 companies

A guide to the people and activist organizations who paved the way for Donald Trump's attacks on diversity practices in corporate America.

01.02.2025 40

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A top Starbucks analyst went on a stealthy mission to test the company’s vibe shift and saw three signs of tactical changes

A new push to make the stores more luxurious and inviting went into effect this week.

28.01.2025 10

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Lila Maclellan

Is your company’s board ‘Trump friendly’? Meta’s appointment of UFC chief Dana White marks a new era of politicized boardrooms

Meta's appointment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO to its corporate board could kick off a new trend.

11.01.2025 6

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Lila Maclellan

Movie giant Paramount responds as wildfire smoke surrounds its famous studios and headquarters

The 100-year-old company owns iconic property in central L.A. Its offices remain open today, but employees were encouraged to work remotely from a...

10.01.2025 6

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Lila Maclellan

Shark Tank’s Daniel Lubetzky’s advice for winning at business: Make them say ‘No’ 

It’s not as easy as it sounds.

09.01.2025 10

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At Paramount—as moguls, executives, and 3 CEOs struggled for control—some employees describe a brutal year

Paramount Global laid off more employees in 2024 than any of its rivals. A larger reckoning is still playing out.

31.12.2024 6

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Lila Maclellan

How new Shark Tank judge Daniel Lubetzky built a $5 billion snack empire based on wild ideas and off-the-cuff leadership

“Daniel was probably the best boss I ever had,” said one of his former deputies, “but also one of the most challenging.”

18.12.2024 5

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Lila Maclellan

Uber’s stock has had a volatile 2024 but it could go gangbusters next year, analysts say

Neither autonomous vehicles nor Trump’s immigration policies should worry Uber investors, analysts say.

17.12.2024 5

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Lila Maclellan

Your next Marriott hotel room might be a cabin in the woods

The world’s largest hotel company is adding tiny cabins and nature retreats, on the heels of similar moves by Hyatt and Hilton.

12.12.2024 5

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Southwest Airlines’ lawsuit could be a ‘new playbook’ for DEI litigation moving forward

“This lawsuit signals a new and more aggressive approach."

11.12.2024 10

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Suspected arrested in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing went to an Ivy League school and police say he showed ‘ill will toward corporate America’

Luigi Mangione was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania.

09.12.2024 5

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Lila Maclellan

The killing of a top health care executive has set the business world on edge as police search for answers

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, Brian Thompson, was gunned down early Wednesday morning.

07.12.2024 10

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Lila Maclellan

UnitedHealthcare investor day attendees in shock after killing of ‘stand up’ CEO Brian Thompson: ‘I’ve never met anyone who had anything bad to say about him’

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare Brian Thompson was gunned down early Wednesday morning.

04.12.2024 9

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Lila Maclellan

Intel’s outgoing CEO is living every executive’s nightmare: A post-departure stock bump and no succession plan

Pat Gelsinger’s troubles at Intel show that boards would rather take big swings than hope for the best.

03.12.2024 10

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Lila Maclellan

Inside a Fortune 500 CEO’s manic plan to escape the U.S. ‘death tax’: ‘It’s not that I’m selfish for myself’

'Death and Taxes' tells the story of Harvey Schien, whose years-long pursuit is memorialized in a new film produced by his son.

23.11.2024 10

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Lila Maclellan

Donald Trump reveals the leadership qualities we actually value—whether we want to admit it or not, says a top professor

Prevalent wisdom about the effectiveness and appeal of empathetic and modest CEOs is all wrong.

08.11.2024 4

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Lila Maclellan

The 63 jobs that make it easier to move to Canada

As former president Donald Trump returns to power, more Americans who worry about a future under him may look north.

06.11.2024 2

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Lila Maclellan

The 63 professions that make it easier to move to Canada

As former president Donald Trump returns to power, more Americans who worry about a future under him may look north.

06.11.2024 2

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Lila Maclellan

The rapid descent of Southwest Airlines: How the company plunged from customer cult-favorite to activist investor target

Southwest was a customer darling. But 'active inertia' hobbled the stock and precipitated a leadership crisis.

26.10.2024 10

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Behind the scenes at 23andMe, questions about a star CEO 

Some past employees weren’t exactly surprised when the entire board at 23andMe tester quit last month

18.10.2024 30

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23andMe’s entire board resigned on the same day. Founder Anne Wojcicki still thinks the startup is savable

The blue-chip board and the startup star had been on a collision course for months. Here’s what really happened.

17.10.2024 6

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Lila Maclellan

Exclusive: Mozilla adds 4 new directors from diverse backgrounds to its nonprofit board in stark contrast to OpenAI

"We don't think you can have a public institution like this without having a board that represents all kinds of dimensions of diversity."

15.10.2024 7

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Lila Maclellan

CEOs shouldn’t worry about the economic fallout of the Israel-Iran conflict—yet

There’s a risk of ‘immediate, massive implications’ if either side starts to target oil infrastructure.

03.10.2024 10

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Lila Maclellan

CEOs are shelling out up to $15,000 for psychedelic mushroom retreats to reinvent their leadership style

“If you want extraordinary results, you have to do something extraordinary.”

28.08.2024 1

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Lila Maclellan

Billionaire Mike Lynch’s stranger-than-fiction life is revealed in fraud trial court documents: From mopping floors to British tech mogul

Court transcripts show a more personal side of the recently deceased British businessman.

28.08.2024 2

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Lila Maclellan