Although many believe the life of a chief executive officer involves plenty of golf, cigars and golden parachutes, there is a lot of work that goes unnoticed by the general public.
Oh yeah, and your head is on the chopping block at all times for the company's action(s).
And after reading this CNN piece about General Motors, it is quickly becoming apparent that being the CEO of a major, global company is not all about living like a "rockstar." In fact, some companies cannot even hold a guy down, like GM.
Why is this? Is there something that we don't know about GM?
As General Motors welcomes its fourth CEO in 18 months, a frequently-asked question is "Why can't somebody be found who can run GM?"
The answer is, they've tried, and it is harder than you think.
A new book by Steven Rattner, who led the Treasury Department's auto task force, sheds a light on the difficulty of finding someone to manage the world's largest automaker...
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