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Resumes Don't Tell: Pick People for What They Can Do, Not What They May Have DoneResumes Don't Tell: Pick People for What They Can Do, Not What They May Have Done
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This chapter addresses the problem of relying on resumes to find, screen, and hire leadership...
A Field Day for Executives: The Benefits of Knowing What Your Organization Actually DoesA Field Day for Executives: The Benefits of Knowing What Your Organization Actually Does
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Challenging the conventional separation of the planning of work from its doing, this chapter...
Information Policy: How to Factor in a Government's Role and GoalsInformation Policy: How to Factor in a Government's Role and Goals
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By and large, the information sector continues to operate under long-standing rules of...
Toward a Better Future: Getting Started: Devising Better Strategies for Global Value CreationToward a Better Future: Getting Started: Devising Better Strategies for Global Value Creation
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This chapter takes a look at forecasts for the future of globalization, suggesting several paths...
Take Personal Risks: How to Be a More Effective LeaderTake Personal Risks: How to Be a More Effective Leader
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Showing yourself as a leader inevitably involves taking personal risks and a willingness to...


The Architecture of Business Intelligence: Aligning a Robust Technical Environment with Business StrategiesThe Architecture of Business Intelligence: Aligning a Robust Technical Environment with Business Strategies
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While improvements in technology's ability to store data can be astonishing, most...
Implementing Strategic ChangeImplementing Strategic Change
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Winning through innovation involves leading change. This chapter focuses on the role of managers...
The Creative Power of Technology in Process InnovationThe Creative Power of Technology in Process Innovation
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This chapter focuses on the chemical-based photography industry--where both product and process...
On the Fallacy of Perfection: Let a new image of yourself emerge, by Nancy F. KoehnOn the Fallacy of Perfection: Let a new image of yourself emerge, by Nancy F. Koehn
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In a culture that views success as binary--either you have it or you don't--our expectations...
The Integrator: Choosing the Optimal Business Model for InnovationThe Integrator: Choosing the Optimal Business Model for Innovation
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The choice of business model can have a dramatic effect on a company's ability to...


Programs: Civic Goods, Civil Services--What Government Can Learn From MarketingPrograms: Civic Goods, Civil Services--What Government Can Learn From Marketing
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The guiding principle of democracy is that the purpose of government is to serve its citizens....
Managing with Power [MANAGING W/POWER]Managing with Power [MANAGING W/POWER]
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The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fall [INNOVATORS DILEMMA]The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fall [INNOVATORS DILEMMA]
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The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That CThe Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That C
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Inside Intuit, How the Makers of Quicken Beat Microsoft and Revolutionized an Entire Industry (Signed by Authors)Inside Intuit, How the Makers of Quicken Beat Microsoft and Revolutionized an Entire Industry (Signed by Authors)

Total Engagement: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work and Businesses CompeteTotal Engagement: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work and Businesses Compete
Every week, millions of people including many of your employees spend hours playing multi-player...
Wellsprings of Knowledge Building and Sustaining the Sources of InnovationWellsprings of Knowledge Building and Sustaining the Sources of Innovation
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Competing for The Future: Breakthrough Strategies for Seizing Control of the Industry and Creating The Markets of TomorrowCompeting for The Future: Breakthrough Strategies for Seizing Control of the Industry and Creating The Markets of TomorrowTechnology Crossing Borders: The Choice, Transfer and Management of International Technology FlowsTechnology Crossing Borders: The Choice, Transfer and Management of International Technology FlowsWhen the Machine Stopped: Cautionary Tale from Industrial AmericaWhen the Machine Stopped: Cautionary Tale from Industrial America
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This product was in better than expected condition. The seller shipped very promptly and there...

Don't Let Up: Toward Successful Large-Scale ChangeDon't Let Up: Toward Successful Large-Scale Change
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After short-term wins have been achieved, and momentum built, leaders must continue to maintain...
Portals, Agents, Auctions, Aggregators, and Other Intermediaries: An Atomic E-Business ModelPortals, Agents, Auctions, Aggregators, and Other Intermediaries: An Atomic E-Business Model
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Some of the most popular sites on the Internet are intermediaries--sites that stand between the...
Shared Infrastructure: An Atomic E-Business ModelShared Infrastructure: An Atomic E-Business Model
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When conditions are right, the benefits of an electronic alliance--cooperation among competitors...
Defining Desired Results: Developing Results-Based LeadersDefining Desired Results: Developing Results-Based Leaders
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This chapter outlines the reliable criteria leaders need to consistently pay attention to in...
Embedding the Core Competence Perspective: Competing for the FutureEmbedding the Core Competence Perspective: Competing for the Future
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A company must be viewed not only as a portfolio of products or services, but a portfolio of...

How Competition for the Future Is DifferentHow Competition for the Future Is Different
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To compete successfully for the future, senior managers must first understand the profound...
Reinvent Your Career and Your Life: Doing What You Want--Career Strategies for BoomersReinvent Your Career and Your Life: Doing What You Want--Career Strategies for Boomers
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Today, far too many Boomers find themselves begrudgingly sticking with their current employers....
Get the Vision Right: Creating a Climate for ChangeGet the Vision Right: Creating a Climate for Change
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A shared sense of urgency for change may push people into action, but it is the vision that...
Problem: How to Define Your Decision Problem to Solve the Right ProblemProblem: How to Define Your Decision Problem to Solve the Right Problem
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The way you frame your decision at the outset can make all the difference. This chapter...
Linked Decisions: How to Plan Ahead by Effectively Coordinating Current and Future DecisionsLinked Decisions: How to Plan Ahead by Effectively Coordinating Current and Future Decisions
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Many important decisions require you to select now among alternatives that will greatly...

Optimize Your Marketing Mix to Capture the Highest Additional ProfitOptimize Your Marketing Mix to Capture the Highest Additional Profit
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Getting profits back from your customers involves wielding the full power in your marketing mix:...
The Problem of Uncertainty in Talent Demand: Focusing on Internal DevelopmentThe Problem of Uncertainty in Talent Demand: Focusing on Internal Development
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When you recognize that talent management is a business problem, it makes sense to apply what...
Glasnost: Democracy Comes to the Fed--The Fed Under Ben BernankeGlasnost: Democracy Comes to the Fed--The Fed Under Ben Bernanke
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In this chapter, leading economist, Ethan Harris, explores how the internal workings of the Fed...
Introduction: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive AdvantageIntroduction: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage
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In spite of increased adoption of strategy execution systems in recent years, strategy...
The Office of Strategy Management: Integrating Your Organization's Strategy Management ProcessesThe Office of Strategy Management: Integrating Your Organization's Strategy Management Processes
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Most organizational processes are assigned to owners who run them and are accountable for their...

Metadata Processes: What They Are and How to Use ThemMetadata Processes: What They Are and How to Use Them
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Metadata processes are those processes through which data about data are developed and kept...
Business Basics: Communication and the Language of Business: Skills that Gen Y's Need to Succeed at WorkBusiness Basics: Communication and the Language of Business: Skills that Gen Y's Need to Succeed at Work
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Although Gen Y's are the best-educated generation yet, there are two skills that are...
Business Finesse: Soft Skills for Tangible Results--Gen Y Strategies for Developing Interpersonal AbilitiesBusiness Finesse: Soft Skills for Tangible Results--Gen Y Strategies for Developing Interpersonal Abilities
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In the work world, you will be evaluated on process--your ability to make things happen, to get...
A Changing World: New Kinds of Organizations, New Kinds of TeamsA Changing World: New Kinds of Organizations, New Kinds of Teams
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The new fierce, innovation-based competitive environment has forced radical changes in the...
Inclusion: The More the Merrier--Why It's Important in Marketing and PoliticsInclusion: The More the Merrier--Why It's Important in Marketing and Politics
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For a very long time, there have been those who have been excluded from full political...

Investment Banking: A Tale of Three CitiesInvestment Banking: A Tale of Three Cities
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This is a good book for anyone interested in seriously understanding the business of I-banking...
Accounting for Success: A History of Price Waterhouse in America, 1890-1990Accounting for Success: A History of Price Waterhouse in America, 1890-1990
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Set firmly within the larger context of American business history, Accounting for Success traces...
Beyond the HypeBeyond the Hype
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Since I am the first to review this book, I must assume that this book has never gotten the...
1998 Harvard Business School Core Collection1998 Harvard Business School Core Collection
This guide lists approximately 3,500 books -- recent titles of general interest to the business...
Management Consulting (Career Guide: Management Consulting (Harvard Business School))Management Consulting (Career Guide: Management Consulting (Harvard Business School))
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All of the first-hand experiences which led me to purchase this book are crammed into just...

Concise Guide to Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to KnowConcise Guide to Macroeconomics: What Managers, Executives, and Students Need to Know
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This book does introduce some basic macro concepts concisely, and in clear prose. Most of the...
India's Global Powerhouses: How They Are Taking on the WorldIndia's Global Powerhouses: How They Are Taking on the World
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Kumar, Mohapatra, and Chandrasekhar's, India's Global Powerhouses, is an important and...
Our Separate Ways: Black and White Women and the Struggle for Professional IdentityOur Separate Ways: Black and White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity
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If you are wondering why the Black woman in your section of your company doesn't seem to...
Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network EconomyInformation Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network EconomyThe Weather ChannelThe Weather Channel

From Marketing as a Function to Marketing as a Transformational EngineFrom Marketing as a Function to Marketing as a Transformational Engine
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This chapter emphasizes that although the marketing function in organizations has declined, the...
Scheduling Your Time: Start with Your PrioritiesScheduling Your Time: Start with Your Priorities
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This chapter focuses on how systematically approaching all prioritized tasks for which you are...
Business History Review. Volume 77 Number 1 Spring 2003.Business History Review. Volume 77 Number 1 Spring 2003.Public-Sector OrganizationsPublic-Sector Organizations
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This chapter presents strategy maps for several public-sector organizations, including the Royal...
Activity-Based Costing: IntroductionActivity-Based Costing: Introduction
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Properly constructed activity-based costing (ABC) systems provide more accurate cost information...

Building Strategy Maps in Private Sector CompaniesBuilding Strategy Maps in Private Sector Companies
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Exemplar organizations develop and use the Balanced Scorecard to translate their strategies into...
Trust Mixed Motives: Lessons in Decision Making for Quiet LeadersTrust Mixed Motives: Lessons in Decision Making for Quiet Leaders
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This chapter explains why, in difficult situations, leaders should expect their motives to be...
Buy a Little Time: Problem-Solving Strategies for Quiet LeadersBuy a Little Time: Problem-Solving Strategies for Quiet Leaders
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This chapter looks at some important strategies for quiet leaders trying to make good decisions...
Drill Down: Problem-Solving Strategies for Quiet LeadersDrill Down: Problem-Solving Strategies for Quiet Leaders
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This chapter examines recent events at one of America's most important high technology...
Let Workers Work: The Downsides of Having People Manage Their Own BenefitsLet Workers Work: The Downsides of Having People Manage Their Own Benefits
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Facing growing competition and financial pressure, many companies have responded by moving...

Technology: One Dimension of Adaptive Project ManagementTechnology: One Dimension of Adaptive Project Management
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Greater technological uncertainty requires an extensive design effort, more testing, and later...
Complexity: One Dimension of Adaptive Project ManagementComplexity: One Dimension of Adaptive Project Management
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How complex is your product or your organization? Higher complexity requires bigger...
Pace: One Dimension of Adaptive Project ManagementPace: One Dimension of Adaptive Project Management
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How much time is available to complete a project? Increased pace requires careful time...
Output: Understanding the Macro EconomyOutput: Understanding the Macro Economy
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The notion of national output lies at the heart of macroeconomics. This chapter covers this...
Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business ForeverGot Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping Business Forever
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I found this book to be an interesting read. I'm not sure I buy into their thesis that the...

Harvard Business Review on Turnarounds (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)Harvard Business Review on Turnarounds (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)
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THis book give you some views about turnarounds. If you want to learn about turnarounds this is...
John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do (Harvard Business Review Book)John P. Kotter on What Leaders Really Do (Harvard Business Review Book)
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A Harvard Business Review Book. Widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on...
ATB Financial: Guiding Profitable GrowthATB Financial: Guiding Profitable Growth
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This chapter examines the application of TDABC to guide the profitability of a recently...
The Total Leadership ExperienceThe Total Leadership Experience
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The Total Leadership program is for you if you sense that you are succeeding in one aspect of...
Leadership Brand: Developing Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance and Build Lasting Value--A Harvard Business School Press Book Summary in Partnership with getAbstractLeadership Brand: Developing Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance and Build Lasting Value--A Harvard Business School Press Book Summary in Partnership with getAbstract
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Your company's brands hold intangible value and differentiate your firm from rivals. So does...

Profit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of TurbulenceProfit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of TurbulenceCreating New Market SpaceCreating New Market Space
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Most companies focus on matching and beating their rivals. As a result, their strategies tend to...
The attack on payThe attack on payClusters and the new economics of competition (Harvard Business Review)Clusters and the new economics of competition (Harvard Business Review)
In this article, Michael Porter, the C. Christensen Professor of Business Administration at the...
Market Customization: Market Segmentation, Targeting, and PositioningMarket Customization: Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
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This chapter shows that market segmentation is required for firms to most effectively reach a...

The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your InvestmentThe Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment
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This chapter introduces you to the financial decision-making tools that account for time value:...
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful GrowthThe Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
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How Should You Pick Your Targets?: Mastering the MergerHow Should You Pick Your Targets?: Mastering the Merger
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Determining what you want to buy should be deeply rooted in understanding your current business:...
Defining Personal and Team ObjectivesDefining Personal and Team Objectives
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For strategy to become truly meaningful to employees, personal goals and objectives must be...
Why Does Business Need a Balanced Scorecard?Why Does Business Need a Balanced Scorecard?
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An organization's measurement system strongly affects the behavior of people both inside and...

Profit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of TurbulenceProfit from the Core: Growth Strategy in an Era of TurbulenceCreating New Market SpaceCreating New Market Space
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Most companies focus on matching and beating their rivals. As a result, their strategies tend to...
The attack on payThe attack on payClusters and the new economics of competition (Harvard Business Review)Clusters and the new economics of competition (Harvard Business Review)
In this article, Michael Porter, the C. Christensen Professor of Business Administration at the...
Market Customization: Market Segmentation, Targeting, and PositioningMarket Customization: Market Segmentation, Targeting, and Positioning
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This chapter shows that market segmentation is required for firms to most effectively reach a...

The Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your InvestmentThe Time Value of Money: Calculating the Real Value of Your Investment
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This chapter introduces you to the financial decision-making tools that account for time value:...
The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful GrowthThe Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth
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How Should You Pick Your Targets?: Mastering the MergerHow Should You Pick Your Targets?: Mastering the Merger
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Determining what you want to buy should be deeply rooted in understanding your current business:...
Defining Personal and Team ObjectivesDefining Personal and Team Objectives
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For strategy to become truly meaningful to employees, personal goals and objectives must be...
Why Does Business Need a Balanced Scorecard?Why Does Business Need a Balanced Scorecard?
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An organization's measurement system strongly affects the behavior of people both inside and...

Diaspora Dividends: Paragons and Pariahs from the Overseas Chinese and IndiansDiaspora Dividends: Paragons and Pariahs from the Overseas Chinese and Indians
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This chapter looks at how Chinese and Indian attitudes about their diaspora of fifty million and...
Manna and Miasma: Meanderings Through the Chinese and Indian Financial FirmamentsManna and Miasma: Meanderings Through the Chinese and Indian Financial Firmaments
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This chapter illustrates how exchange does or does not occur in financial markets in China and...
Five Moves...or Fewer: Capturing Your Industry's GrowthFive Moves...or Fewer: Capturing Your Industry's Growth
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Achieving sustained value growth has become an increasingly high-risk, high-stakes activity....
The Differentiation of Talent: Rethinking Performance ManagementThe Differentiation of Talent: Rethinking Performance Management
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Truthfully evaluating the quality of people's performance--and their potential--allows...
Forced Ranking--Behind the ScenesForced Ranking--Behind the Scenes
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In this chapter, the author shows readers how a large-scale forced ranking system was created at...

Dragons at Your Door: How Chinese Cost Innovation Is Disrupting Global Competition--A Harvard Business School Press Book Summary in Parternship with getAbstractDragons at Your Door: How Chinese Cost Innovation Is Disrupting Global Competition--A Harvard Business School Press Book Summary in Parternship with getAbstract
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Forget the idea that the rise of Chinese competitors simply means cheap, low-quality imitations....
Right from the Start: Taking Charge in a New Leadership RoleRight from the Start: Taking Charge in a New Leadership RoleHarvard Business Essentials: Marketer's Toolkit--A Harvard Business Press Book Summary in Partnership with getAbstractHarvard Business Essentials: Marketer's Toolkit--A Harvard Business Press Book Summary in Partnership with getAbstract
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Don't buy this thing, seriously its just the intro to a book, basically Harvard using its...
Anatomy of Hard Talks: What Makes a Conversation FailAnatomy of Hard Talks: What Makes a Conversation Fail
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Every difficult conversation is unique, but what separates hard talks from normal conversations...
Use Internal Data to Find Profit OpportunitiesUse Internal Data to Find Profit Opportunities
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Customer intelligence--about their preferences, about their buying behavior--can help you make a...
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