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This interview with Katherine Hays, chief executive of GenArts, a visual effects technology company, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
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Katherine Hays is the chief executive of GenArts, a visual effects technology company based in Cambridge, Mass. She says she has learned to step back more and to have her employees become the “owners” of their work.
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Every Sunday, Adam Bryant talks with top executives about the challenges of leading and managing. In his new book, "The Corner Office" (Times Books), he analyzes the broader lessons that emerge from his interviews with more than 70 leaders.
Q. When was the first time you were somebody’s boss?
A. The first time I had a real leadership position was at Massive, a video-game advertising company that I co-founded. We started that from an idea, and built it into a company with international offices before selling it to Microsoft. You wear every hat at the beginning, and then you gradually hire a team and you begin handing off some of those specific hats.
