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Why being a CEO is so lonely (and how to fix that)

Why being a CEO is so lonely (and how to fix that)

Update: 2025-01-21
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Running a business is rewarding in plenty of ways – not least in terms of salary. But it can also be extremely lonely. Having friends at work becomes complicated (or even impossible), and you can’t be sure if people like you, or if they’re just saying what they think you want to hear. If you’re the boss, how can you learn to live with those downsides? To find out, Isabel Berwick speaks to Allan Barton (former MD of the waste disposal firm Shanks), and Tiffany Gaskell, co-CEO at the coaching consultancy Performance Consultants International.


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Why being a CEO is so lonely (and how to fix that)

Why being a CEO is so lonely (and how to fix that)

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