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4 Steps for Thinking Critically About Data Measurements

Harvard Business Review

I have a clock in my office that synchronizes itself at 1:00 am every day using a signal sent out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Fort Collins, Colorado, which has an advertised precision in the fraction-of-a-second range. I advise managers to develop a keen sense of smell.

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How to Discover Your Company’s DNA

Harvard Business Review

We know from biology that DNA contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, function, and reproduce. When Satoshi later developed an interest in video games, he saw a way to recreate his childhood experience of catching and collecting elusive creatures. It is formed at conception and does not change.

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