Now that the former mega-retailer’s fate is in the hands of the Elliot Group, perhaps Barnes & Noble can go back to being a…wait for it…wait for it… *whispers*…abookstore. Failure in Leadership Yes, today I feel ranty. I’m angry. No, I’m past angry and ontolivid.I’m ...
Barnes & Noble began as a family business, and though it went public in 1993, Riggio never stopped running it like his personal domain. He brought his much younger brother Steve up through the ranks, eventually installing him as CEO. On the side, Riggio also made a wide variety of private...