The Right Way to Step Down as CEO

HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts—hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. When a CEO steps down, it can trigger a domino effect of chaos. Boards—often caught off guard—have to jumpstart the search for a successor. And in the…

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Drive Capital’s second act –  how the Columbus venture firm found success after a split

The venture capital world has always had a hot-and-cold relationship with the Midwest. Investors rush in during boom times, then retreat to the coasts when markets turn sour. For Columbus, Ohio-based Drive Capital, this cycle of attention and disinterest played out against the backdrop of its own internal upheaval several years ago — a co-founder…

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Mary J. Blige Triumphs at Co-op Live: A Soulful Celebration of Legacy and Love

On a summer evening when Manchester’s newest arena finally felt like home, Mary J. Blige, the indisputable Queen of Hip?Hop Soul, graced the stage at Co?op Live and reminded everyone why she remains one of music’s most beloved icons. Sharing the spotlight with legendary UK collective Soul II Soul, Blige delivered a transcendent, emotional show that was equal…

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Julian McMahon death: The Australian actor’s career and personal life in pictures following his death aged 56 of cancer

Julian McMahon was thrust into the spotlight for the first time at the age of two when his father, Sir William McMahon, was elected Australia’s prime minister. Twenty years later, he was carving out his own path in the public eye as an actor, and it wouldn’t be long before the Sydneysider took Hollywood by…

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