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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Susan Gunelius Guest post by Abby Marks Beale (learn more about Abby at the end of this post) As a solo entrepreneur, I have learned to spend my time on those things I major in (activities I am good at and like to do) while parceling out the things I minor in (tasks I am not good at or don’t enjoy) to those who have the expertise (and interest!).

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

From time to time, the basis of competition in an industry shifts so dramatically that shifting with it requires a new long-term vision that calls for the organization to do things it never would have done in the past. Connecting Three Different Business Portfolios.

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How to (Gradually) Become a Different Company

Harvard Business Review

It initially lost about half of its revenues by divesting its copper and zinc smelting business, but by 2010 it had quadrupled its revenues to €2 billion through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth. Acquisitions are part and parcel of a transformation. Safeguard the short-term performance of the ongoing business.

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For U.S. Employers, Health Care Reform Is a Watching and Waiting Game

Harvard Business Review

Understanding the implementation plans for the health care law passed in 2010 is a complicated job for even the most seasoned policy wonks. The administration also needs time to work on the reporting requirements that will be part and parcel of making the system work. something reform advocates have long hoped to see better calibrated.

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Become Businessperson of the Year

Harvard Business Review

Fortune recently named its Businesspersons of the Year for 2010 , and the list was, for the most part, predictable. These CEOs think big and think long-term — but not so big that their ideas are unmanageable. Yes, there were wunderkind founder-CEOs like Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

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Is It Time to Be Skeptical on China?

Harvard Business Review

As someone who lived in China during the “Tiananmen massacre,” I’ve long been skeptical of the Communist Party’s long-term ability to lead the country forward. From 1979 to 2010, the economy grew an average of 9.9%, reaching 15% in 1984.). Economic growth was 7.7%