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Focuses on executive succession at Amgen Inc., where Kevin Sharer was number two for seven years before getting the top spot. Factors credited for the success at retaining Sharer; Sharer's career history; Offers from executive search firms.

Reports on the results of a survey conducted by the American Management Association, which found out that corporate downsizing does improve profit and industrial productivity.

The article discusses elaborate, well-appointed home offices maintained by three corporate executives. Private-equity executive Jim Butterfield's home office in South Carolina has been designed to resemble a sailing yacht's interior and has Brazilian cherry floors. Others whose offices are described include broadcast executive Loreen Arbus and Ron Kaplan of backyard-deck maker Trex Co.

The article reports that 20 homes designed by noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright are for sale in the U.S. during the spring of 2013, and discusses considerations involved in owning one. Wright homes often have small closets and kitchens, and no basement. Private easements governing 16 Wright properties restrict what owners can do in terms of exterior alterations.

The article looks at the experiences of three people who have bought and renovated houses formerly owned by famous people, Chuck Callan, who bought the home of feminist author Betty Friedan, Robert Carr, who bought the home of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, and John Castle, who bought a home of the prominent Kennedy family. Topics discussed include tourists stopping by the homes and renovation costs in the context of historic preservation.