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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

I am not a big fan of any method, procedure, service, or product that requires a hard sell to friends and family. Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. I keep on message, I network, and I make my network work , for me and for others.

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You Can Be a Great Leader and Also Have a Life

Harvard Business Review

These intense work styles are often celebrated as the only way to get to the top and be a super-productive leader. In 2004, Hickox was a certified public accountant in Texas and at a crossroads in her career. “The culture in the bank’s accounting and finance team has changed totally since I got here,” she said.

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To Close a Deal, Find a Champion

Harvard Business Review

These were all true of Charlie, a champion I met in 2004 just as the tech world was beginning to show signs of life after the dot com implosion. It had a free consumer product that was downloaded by millions of users as well as a modestly successful premium product that sold online for $49. Advancement.

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How to Know If Joining a Startup Is Right for You

Harvard Business Review

You’re thinking about making a career change (or perhaps getting your first real job out of grad school), and you’re looking at different types of organizations. But in an age when Google and Facebook — founded in 1998 and 2004, respectively — are two of the biggest companies in the world, those days are over.

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What Apple Should Do with Its Massive Piles of Money

Harvard Business Review

But as Apple’s profits multiplied from 2004 through 2011, it was clear that, as you now call it, “ return of capital ” to shareholders was not a pressing priority for Mr. Jobs. Yet these careers and the returns that they can generate are not guaranteed. You clearly have a different point of view on distributions to shareholders.