A look at CrAzY bosses, past and present

by Sonja Thompson in Innovation

on April 10, 2007, 11:15 PM PDT

A look at CrAzY bosses, past and present

Michael Kanellos, an editor for News.com, provides his perspective about a topic that most people can relate to: crazy bosses. According to Kanellos, “To be in the Hall of Fame, they can’t just be crazy. Like Highlights magazine, they have to be crazy ‘with a purpose.’ So with that in mind, here’s a list of touched leaders, in ...

Michael Kanellos, an editor for News.com, provides his perspective about a topic that most people can relate to: crazy bosses. According to Kanellos, “To be in the Hall of Fame, they can’t just be crazy. Like Highlights magazine, they have to be crazy ‘with a purpose.’ So with that in mind, here’s a list of touched leaders, in no particular order, who I wish to salute for their zany personal behavior and the dreams they accomplished.”

Read the entire article, “Perspective: The crazy boss Hall of Fame,” to see which bosses made it into the CrAzY Hall of Fame.

Have you ever worked for a crazy boss? Share your crazy boss story in this discussion thread, and the craziest one (let’s keep it real, please) will win a TechRepublic mug.

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