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Design Can Drive Exceptional Returns for Shareholders

Harvard Business Review

In fact, no other company function is allowed to second guess the design team’s direction when it comes to the emotional and functional benefits for consumers, the interpretation of market trends, and, of course, aesthetics. Design is expected and trusted to lead Nike. This is not to say that design “runs” the company, however.

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What to Do When You’re Returning to a Company You Used to Work For

Harvard Business Review

The increasing acceptance of boomerang employees is partly due to the “tight job market,” according to Michael Watkins, chair of Genesis Advisers , professor at IMD , and author of The First 90 Days. “While my career path has not been a normal one, and I’m glad I left — I’ll never wonder ‘What if?’