Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2012

Weren't all cabinet hires just political decisions? What I discovered, much to my shock, was that at least in this one case, a governor wanted to make hiring decisions based not on politics, but on leadership talent. I nearly said no, because I thought it would be an exercise in futility. Regrets? " she asked incredulously? "No

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 1, 2011

When in 2004 a law was passed in California that required hospitals to have 1 nurse for every 5 patients, the governor delayed the implementation of the law. He staged several unions and six million workers to strike from AFL-CIO in 2005. Henry is even organizing a political action committee to help elect moderates to power.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Here, I will show how to identify and win over a suitable champion—the crucial sponsor who can help you navigate the labyrinth of opinion, prestige, and politics between you and the approval of your project. In this particular case, the decision-makers were a small group of IT professionals headed by Chris Matthews, the then-CIO of IBM.

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