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Jul 15, 2017 10:23
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English term
bios
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In the more than two decades we’ve spent advising boards, investors, and chief executives themselves on CEO transitions, we have seen a fundamental disconnect between what boards think makes for an ideal CEO and what actually leads to high performance. That disconnect starts with an unrealistic yet pervasive stereotype, which is shaped in large part by the official bios of Fortune 500 leaders. It holds that a successful CEO is a charismatic six-foot-tall white man with a degree from a top university, who is a strategic visionary with a seemingly direct-to-the-top career path and the ability to make perfect decisions under pressure.
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4 +6 | bios | Thomas T. Frost |
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bios
Oxford:
bio: "A biography or short biographical profile of someone." Bios is plural.
bio: "A biography or short biographical profile of someone." Bios is plural.
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mike23
: Yes, bios = biographies
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Edith Kelly
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Tony M
: Though back in my day, they were still sometimes called 'biogs'
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Thanks. At least "biogs" can't be confused with "BIOS" (Basic Input-Output System).
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writeaway
: with bios or even bio's. never heard of biogs/not possessive. just an annoying way some people have of writing plurals in English. I agree-it's not correct.
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Thanks. Not sure why you mention the possessive form. "Biog" makes me think of a biot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_robot )./Well you could theoretically say "the bio's layout"./I know. "Gift's For Teacher's": https://tinyurl.com/yazvlyyd
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jccantrell
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acetran
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