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Astronomer CEO’s Coldplay moment is a textbook fiasco
Bosses behaving badly is not new but there are now fresh reasons for boards to pay more attention to the line between public and private lives.
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As the Andy Byron/Astronomer fiasco has shown, a playbook does not exist for a CEO’s indiscretions being exposed in such an instantaneous, public and humiliating way.
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Beth Kowitt
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With Coldplaygate on track to become one of the most viral moments of the year, you would think this is the first time in history that a CEO has been busted for having what certainly seems to be an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.
Well, let me tell you – this is far from the truth. As someone who covers corporate America, CEOs doing inappropriate things with inappropriate people has turned into its own mini-beat. Over time, I’ve learnt a lot – too much! – about the indiscretions of those in charge. In some ways, the Andy Byron/Astronomer fiasco
