David Gelles
Corner Office columnist (pitches to [email protected]), covering CEOs, and promoting meditation at the @NYTimes. Author of 'Mindful Work.' Happy dad.
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Boeing Board to Call for Safety Changes After 737 Max Crashes
A committee of the Boeing board reviewed how the company designs and builds planes. It identified areas for improvement and major issues facing the company.
Jane Goodall Keeps Going, With a Lot of Hope (and a Bit of Whiskey)
During her girlhood, Tarzan was her role model. When she realized how chimpanzee habitats were being destroyed, she turned into a crusader. At 85, she’s still preaching.
He Ran an Empire of Soap and Mayonnaise. Now He Wants to Reinvent Capitalism.
As chief executive of Unilever, Paul Polman tapped into the company’s history in an effort to make it more sustainable, and profitable.
How Payal Kadakia Danced Her Way to a $600 Million Start-Up
The daughter of Indian immigrants went to M.I.T. and worked at Bain & Company before founding ClassPass.
WeWork Takes Key Step Toward I.P.O., Citing Heady Growth and Huge Losses
A public offering by the firm, which leases shared office space, will be a major test of investors’ appetite for fast-growing but unprofitable start-ups.
Vas Narasimhan of Novartis: ‘We Are Not at All Prepared for a Pandemic’
The son of Indian immigrants read Greek philosophy and worked at McKinsey before joining a giant drugmaker.
Boeing May Halt 737 Max Production as Economic Fallout Spreads
The aerospace giant experienced a 35 percent drop in sales for the quarter, largely because the troubled jetliner remains grounded after two deadly crashes.
The Roots of Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis: A Regulator Relaxes Its Oversight
A Times investigation found that the F.A.A. regulatory process, which gave Boeing significant oversight authority, compromised the safety of the plane.
Mellody Hobson of Ariel Investments: ‘Capitalism Needs to Work for Everyone’
As a child, she “was desperate to understand money.” Now, as one of the most senior black women in finance, she oversees billions.
Julie Sweet to Run Accenture, Adding a Woman to the Ranks of Corporate C.E.O.s
Her appointment raises the number of women at the helm of the most valuable U.S. public companies to 27, but that is just slightly more than 5 percent of those firms.
Patricia de Stacy Harrison, of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, on YouTube and Trump
A Brooklyn native with deep ties in Washington, Ms. Harrison distributes nearly $450 million a year to public media.
Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change
A system that doomed two flights was expected to engage only rarely and originally used two sensors. Critical decisions were based on those factors even when they no longer applied, employees said.
Reid Hoffman: ‘You Can’t Just Sit on the Sidelines’
An early passion for science fiction and board games led to an influential career in technology.
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CORNER OFFICE: Reid Hoffman explains why a philosophy degree is better than an M.B.A., and how sci-fi taught him to think big. Thanks @reidhoffman
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A Private Equity Titan With a Narrow Focus and Broad Aims
Vista Equity Partners, whose performance rivals that of the big names in the field, invests exclusively in enterprise software while seeking to transform the companies it holds.
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I wrote the first real profile of Robert Smith back in 2014. He was barely known then, but with today's announcement that he's paying off the student debt for this year's Morehouse class, he's getting harder and harder to ignore.
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Boeing Believed a 737 Max Warning Light Was Standard. It Wasn’t.
Confusion inside Boeing about features related to a new software system underline the flawed design and rollout of the company’s troubled new jet.
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This story just gets more and more convoluted. Boeing didn’t even know how the Max worked when it started delivering the planes.
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Claims of Shoddy Production Draw Scrutiny to a Second Boeing Jet
Workers at a 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina have complained of defective manufacturing, debris left on planes and pressure to not report violations.
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NEW INVESTIGATION: Boeing's 787 factory in Charleston is plagued by haphazard production, weak oversight and worker claims of retaliation. Major new deep dive with @nataliekitro
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A Charity Accepts Uber Stock as Donations. Then Uses It to Pay Staff Bonuses.
Entrepreneurs who own stakes in private companies can donate some of their equity to Charity: water. The proceeds will eventually be paid out to the nonprofit’s employees.
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EXCLUSIVE: @charitywater is accepting stock from @Uber and @WeWork as donations. Proceeds will be used to pay employee bonuses. “We want to attract the best possible talent,” says @scottharrison. “But how do we compete with massages and Michelin stars?”
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Thasunda Duckett of Chase: ‘People Need to Know Who You Are’
With a passion for increasing financial literacy and a gift for establishing personal relationships, Ms. Duckett has had a meteoric rise through corporate America.
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Corner Office. This is T, the CEO of Chase consumer banking. She's someone you need to know.
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In Test of Boeing Jet, Pilots Had 40 Seconds to Fix Error
They had just moments to override an automated system and avert disaster in simulations of problems with the Lion Air plane that crashed last fall.
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NEW: Pilots facing a malfunctioning MCAS system on a 737 Max would have had less than a minute to intervene before the plane was unrecoverable. Terrifying new details w @jacknicas and @jamesglanz
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Boeing Was ‘Go, Go, Go’ to Beat Airbus With the 737 Max
Caught short by its rival’s gains, Boeing raced to update its workhorse jet rather than design a new one. Workers describe a hectic project, but say they hadn’t felt safety was compromised.
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NEW: How the 737 Max came to be... In 2011, American Airlines almost went with Airbus. Boeing scrambled to respond. Frenetic work at the factory... a Sunday read with @Nataliekitro @jacknicas @RebeccaRuiz
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