Do People Want CEOs to Shut Up?

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Do People Want CEOs to Shut Up?

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Summary.   

Public support for CEO activism has declined, but the message for leaders is to be more selective about when they speak. A CEO’s public voice belongs to the enterprise, and

Each year, the newly appointed chief executives who come to our New CEO Workshop at Harvard Business School talk about the challenges of stepping into a high-profile, public-facing role. They ask one question frequently: “When should I speak up on public issues and when should I resist the clamor to do so?”