Hot, New, Sexy Job: Chairman
My column in today's National Post looks at how a growing number of high-tech titans such as Bill Gates, Scott McNealy and Michael Dell are moving upstairs to become chairmen. Once seen as a ceremonial job where ex-CEOs were put out to pasture, the chairman's role could be becoming a place where seasoned executives can tackle new challenges while still keeping a hand in high-level corporate strategy.
Addendum: Jeff Jarvis has a post on the Guardian's cool Comment is Free called The Meaning of Bill, while Mathew Ingram dismisses Bill's news as 'ho-hom”.c
