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Christie HEFNER

Chairman and CEO of Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

While it is difficult to distill lessons learned down to “the best,” I do
believe that among the most important advice I ever received was the need
to think like a good journalist. In other words, before you take a position

or make a decision, gather information and different perspectives. Don’t
be afraid to ask questions or say you don’t know. Run meetings in a way in
which you ask each person to offer her or his point of view. Try to get
everybody to think about and articulate the advantages and disadvantages

of a course of action. I find that doing things that way has greatly
improved the quality of my decision making.

Think like a reporter