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Choosing The Perfect Business Partner

Women on Business

I had a background in marketing and brand management, and working with concepts and ideas was my passion. One day in September 2010, the name of an old school friend crossed my mind, so I reached out to him on Facebook. He mentioned that he had a friend who had franchising experience and offered to introduce us.

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5 Critical Factors For Building The Right Team

Tanveer Naseer

The more common case, however, is that someone (the coach, general manager, or owner) plays a strong role in consciously and consistently putting together the right players, coaches, and front office that form a cohesive, effective unit. That is why most great leaders spend the majority of their time on the art of people management.

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Dressing China

Harvard Business Review

Incomes are rising quickly in the world's most populous country: The percentage of the Chinese population earning between 10,000 and 24,000 renminbi a year (between US $1,200 and $3,500, in terms of 2010 exchange rates) rose from 11% in 2004 to 58% in 2010. Bestseller, for instance, has set up both franchised and company-owned stores.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me say this as clearly as I can…a ready, fire, aim approach will rarely find the target.

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When a Product Fails, Find a New Direction

Harvard Business Review

Having observed management teams for decades as a mutual fund and portfolio manager, I have watched numerous companies vanish after a disastrous launch of a product or service. Baldino moved aggressively to bring Provigil to market. By 2010, sales exceeded $2B. What do you do next? But Baldino didn't stop there.

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McDonald’s Has to Do More than Manipulate Its Stock Price

Harvard Business Review

The company’s executives said that to help finance the plan, McDonald’s would increase refranchising (turning company-owned restaurants into franchises), take on more debt (even at the risk of lowering its bond rating ), and find $300 million to cut in general and administrative expenses. million in 2014 to a high of $12.6

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Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet’s Most Successful Failure

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, Google rocked the $60 billion broadband industry by announcing plans to deploy fiber-based home internet service, offering connections up to a gigabit per second — 100 times faster than average speeds at the time. Major markets were migrating to two segments — a high-end served by cable and a low-end served by DSL.