Robert Steven Kaplan, Harvard Business School professor and former vice chairman of Goldman Sachs, shares the tale of a truly awful boss–and how he transformed himself and his company for the better. The managing partner of a hedge fund had built an excellent firm over several years. He had taken the time at the inception of the firm to write down a detailed set of business principles, which were on the wall of every office, frequently reprinted in company documents, and posted prominently on the corporate Web sites.
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Are You A Horrible Boss? (And If So, How To Reform)