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Relationships and Red Flags - A Learning Experience

Building Personal Strength

He had inherited a thriving soft drink bottling business from his father, and by marketing it to South America he grew the company significantly. He introduced me to a company that was opening up a new market in Atlanta. When the recession of 2001 hit, I had to restructure my business. The red flag was waving.

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How a Turkish Bank Became the Employer of Choice

Harvard Business Review

August 2011 HBR. But, as the story of Samsung demonstrates, recruitment is very much on the minds of emerging-market companies. In 2001, Turkey experienced a financial crisis in its banking sector. In the next few years, in the wake of a restructuring of Turkish monetary policy, the sector revived.

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Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, and Apple's Innovation Premium

Harvard Business Review

He was first shown the door when John Scully and other marketing folks led the charge at Apple — a charge that quickly took a nosedive. With Jobs unexpected exit in 2011, Cook's key task is to not only keep Apple humming but to deliver something surprising. Can he do it? Before A.G.

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How Chinese Subsidies Changed the World

Harvard Business Review

It is no coincidence that this upheaval in the Chinese solar industry is occurring at a time when the central government''s subsidies that had financed the industry''s explosive expansion have declined even as problems in the global solar-panel market have soared. In parallel, from 2004 to 2011, U.S. In 2011, the U.S.

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The Swedish CEO Who Runs His Company Like a CrossFit Gym

Harvard Business Review

” Whether in marketing or sales, it often feels like jobs are contingent on external circumstances, the whims of executives, strategic pivots, and shareholder demands. But if you go to the marketing department and ask them, they’re usually clueless.” “Take a football player. He will always know how he performs.

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