Thomas S. Murphy is an American broadcast executive, and is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus of Capital Cities / ABC, Inc. Murphy helped engineer the 1986 acquisition of the American Broadcasting Company in 1986 for $3.5 billion. Murphy, who served as President and Chief Executive of ABC until 1994, are credited with increasing the profitability and efficiency of ABC. Tom Murphy is a member of board of directors of Berkshire Hathaway, General Housewares Corp., Texaco, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and IBM Corporation and a Life Trustee and Honorary Vice Chair of New York University.
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Tom took his first leadership role after graduating college. He went to work for Texaco in a salesman position. The job not only taught him about business but also how to lead well. He says you have to be fair with people; when you are fair, your team will respect you.
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Have you ever worked with someone you didn’t respect?
He never had trouble giving up control; he knew one man couldn’t run a company. He made sure to hire smart people and he rarely had disappointments. Because of this, his workers felt they were part of a team and that they were building something.
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Are there any aspects of your role that involve handing over authority? Is that difficult or easy for you?
What are the benefits of giving autonomy to others?
