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Leadership Lessons from the Navy

Skip Prichard

His book, Lessons from the Navy: How to Earn Trust, Lead Teams, and Achieve Organizational Excellence is loaded with advice to help all leaders aspiring to operate at the highest levels. After graduating from Princeton in 2001, Donovan Campbell wanted to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead.

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How NASA Uses Telemedicine to Care for Astronauts in Space

Harvard Business Review

Since the Expedition One launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001 — the first long-duration stay on the orbital construction site — NASA’s Human Health and Performance team has been developing expertise in the planning and provision of medical support to crews staying in our world’s most remote environment.

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Scaling Is Hard. Here's How Akamai Did It.

Harvard Business Review

To help shine some light on this topic, I've decided to do a series of blog posts of case studies of companies founded in the last 10-15 years that have made the transition from finding initial product-market fit to building a large, scalable, platform company. After all, scaling is hard. Really hard. Akamai: The Present.

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Keeping It Professional When You Work in a Family Business

Harvard Business Review

And what about getting candid feedback for your own growth and development? That might mean dedicating time to professional networking and enrichment groups so that you keep up with business contacts and develop new skills. Case Study #1: Work elsewhere before climbing the family ladder. What the Experts Say.

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Case Study: Time for a Unified Campaign?

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Palma Cay is Alegre's newest flagship hotel, and I think I can make it work with lower prices to the key travel agencies, tour operators, and online portals. I need help.".

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 3 of 4

Strategy Driven

Effective Crisis Handling, Case Studies. Business development. Having done so put the city in the position of responding to the unthinkable on September 11, 2001. This industrial development program carried the theme, “You Can Believe/Puede Creer.” Crises can and will happen to good organizations.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

The company cried ‘case study’ from the very beginning, when it segued from the former Houston Natural Gas moniker. Business development. So were professional development programs, rewards for random acts of kindness and other empowerment initiatives. It far transcends financial analysis made by other people.I