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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

He started very well, but as soon as his cash flow improved, financial burdens from family systems stifled his operations. When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Drawing on her work with business leaders, she has developed the following categorization of how people prefer to think: Conceptual : Reads signs of coming change; sees the "big picture"; recognizes new possibilities; tolerates ambiguity; integrates ideas and concepts; communicates through analogy and metaphor; inspires with visions of the future.

Process 15
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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

Brook Manville consults to socially-minded enterprises on matters of strategy and organizational development. Brook Manville consults to socially-minded enterprises on matters of strategy and organizational development. His most recent books are Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning and Analytics at Work.