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Ambiguity & Audacity

Ambiguity is a killer of motivation and innovation. Be audacious.

Jan 18, 2021
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On January 13th, semiconductor giant Intel - under immense pressure from activist investor Third Point LLC - replaced its finance-focused CEO, Bob Swan, with chip designer and 30-year Intel veteran Patrick Gelsinger, who for the past 8 years has led software maker VMWare.

Why call out the two CEOs' functional focus in the recap? Because it gives us insig…

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