The Boss: Still Minding the Mill
Bob Moore, founder and chief executive of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods in Milwaukie, Ore.
Corner Office: Never Duck Tough Questions, Says Drugstore.com’s Chief
Dawn Lepore, chairwoman and chief executive of Drugstore.com, says good leaders direct employees’ energies toward the mission at hand.
The Search: How to Rebound From a Wrong Career Choice
Many young people can be steered into careers and discover much later that the choice was wrong.
Corner Office: Always Thank Your Star Players, Chegg’s C.E.O. Says
Dan Rosensweig, president and C.E.O. of Chegg Inc., the online and mail-order textbook rental service, admires people who aren’t afraid to think big.
The Boss: Margaret Minson: When the Game’s on the Line
As an athlete, Margaret Minson of Student Sponsor Partners learned how to take risks — a quality that has helped her in her career.
Preoccupations: An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself
Prerna Gupta, C.E.O. of Khush Inc. — the creator of an iPhone app called LaDiDa — discusses her journey to entrepreneurship.
For a New Generation, an Elusive American Dream
In the Nicholson family, America is not delivering for a grandson as it did for his father and grandfather.
The Boss: Flying the Annin & Co. Flag
After trying to buy the nation’s oldest flag company, an executive with wide experience ended up running it.
Career Couch: Avoiding Collisions of Church and the Workplace
When it comes to religious expression at work, employers must balance the interests of the business with their employees’ beliefs, workplace experts say.
Corner Office: The Limited’s Chief: Re-Recruit Your Team Every Day
Linda Heasley of The Limited says she should always be able to show her workers why they should work for her and her company.
Corner Office: To MasterCard’s Retiring Chief, the X Factor is Presence
Robert W. Selander, who is retiring this week as chief executive of MasterCard, says it is important for leaders to relate to stakeholders at different levels of their companies.
The Boss: Joel Peresman, Drawn to the Music
At the age of 6, Joel Peresman saved 63 cents to buy his first single record. Now he is C.E.O. of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.
Preoccupations: The Urban Lands of Opportunity
Where we live, rather than who’s employing us, may now be attaching us to our work and careers.
Corner Office: YuMe’s Chief Likes to Ask the Unexpected
In interviewing job candidates, Michael Mathieu of YuMe says he looks for “leadership characteristics and the ability to thrive in ambiguity.”
The Search: Weighing the Risk and Freedom of Self-Employment
Yes, you’ll have more freedom as your own boss. But you may also face longer hours — and a degree of loneliness.
The Boss: The Path to Cirque du Soleil
How an entrepreneur in public relations left that career to join Cirque du Soleil.
Corner Office: Bring Out the Hula Hoops, Says Kimpton’s C.O.O.
Leaders need to learn how to laugh at themselves, says Niki Leondakis of the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, so she conducts “hoop-offs” at its general-manager meeting.
Preoccupations: The Tough Match of Young Workers and Insurance
How can long-established industries like insurance find ways to bridge the age gap — and thus attract younger, tech-savvy workers?
The Boss: Lorrie Norrington’s Road to eBay
Lorrie M. Norrington of eBay Marketplaces says an aunt with polio taught her that “anything is possible.”
Career Couch: A Modern Mentor Is a Listener, Too
Within companies, mentoring has become more of a two-way street.
