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Disrupt Yourself

Harvard Business Review

Notwithstanding the considerable career and financial (I am the primary breadwinner) risks involved, it was time to leave my comfortable perch and become an entrepreneur. Six years into my mid-career move, here are some lessons learned from my personal disruptive trajectory: If it feels scary and lonely, you're probably on the right track.

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What Alan Greenspan Has Learned Since 2008

Harvard Business Review

Greenspan had a long career as a private economic analyst and forecaster behind him when he was appointed Federal Reserve chairman in 1987. The technology-stock bubble of the late 1990s and its subsequent deflation were among the defining events of Greenspan’s tenure. Why Fed chairmen can’t do research. They are not.