WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM 7 FEMALE FOUNDER/CEOS Seven HBS female alumni from the classes of 2010 to 2013 recently formed a panel on entrepreneurship in women’s fashion. Each was astonishing in her own way. What makes them take the risks, face the challenges, put in the effort? Answer: Pain. Passion. Perspective. Focus. An ability […]
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Small Business Owner as Strategist Small business may be the job engine of the economy, but owners are not always accorded the respect they deserve. Take the idea that they are tactical and not very good at strategy. Here is a reminder that many are as good or better than their large corporation counterparts at […]
Friday, April 29, 2011
Asked by a friend how to think about networking, I advised: There are least five possibilities for each networking moment and it is not always clear which one will result: Learning the landscape (where opportunities will lie, trends that generate opportunities) Obtaining access to someone in their rolodex (now that they know what you are […]
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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We are headed to Asia at the end of the week, but wanted to share an observation with you before we immerse ourselves in new-to-us cultures. A family member has quit his job in the MidWest to move to California and has been networking in search of his next senior management gig. He has done […]
Countless more ordinary people of equal talent never developed the leadership core required to run the show. Why not?
Monday, June 10, 2013
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