THINKPIECE: At the root of our fascination with CEOs is the US culture of hero-worship that downplays the team

A friend inquired the other day about why corporate reputations in the US seem so closely tied to the personalities of their CEOs. The obvious answer is that leadership matters, both in style and substance.

by JAMES O’ROURKE, director of The E

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