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executive

[ig-zek-yuh-tiv] / ɪgˈzɛk jə tɪv /
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administrative
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A promotion for the show “How to With John Wilson,” which he executive produced, escalated into a sketch about Fielder mentoring a group of influencers in a “TikTok Hype House,” even controlling what they eat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"This is a great and historic day for both Posiva and Finland," Posiva chief executive Ilkka Poikolainen said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Setting an example is another reason why CEOs go back to school, says Stephen Courtright, who directs the Flippen Leadership Institute at Texas A&M and previously led executive education at the University of Iowa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Contrast those misty memories with Monday’s connubial proof-of-life photo-op featuring Donald Trump and his oft-absentee wife, Melania, signing an executive order creating a task force on women’s health.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

On August 24 the executive committee named Burnham director of works.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Leading a company has always required ongoing learning, but the pace and scale of change brought on by artificial intelligence is driving more executives to seek formal instruction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Telling hardworking people they didn’t have a job because the executives couldn’t manage the finances was a failure of leadership, Steve’s father, Paul, then running the company, would say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Longer hold periods also contribute to some of the biggest challenges facing leaders of private-equity sponsored companies, according to a new report from Summit Leadership, which surveyed 176 private-equity executives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

To advertise to the masses, fund executives looked at sports that have an affluent fan base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

After stepping down from that post in 2003, he started a company called B2K, with a division called Brickwork, which offers busy global executives their own personal assistant in India.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman


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