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Make Your Work Resolutions Stick

Harvard Business Review

Openness also enables others “to hold you accountable.” Case study #1: Create a detailed strategy and enlist support. Mindy Hall, a management consultant based outside of Philadelphia, knew she had a book in her. Some days Mindy didn’t have time to work on the book.

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Case Study: Challenge the Boss or Stand Down?

Harvard Business Review

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. When a senior marketing specialist position opened up for the Eastern North America region, he pounced. Web services do the same thing but cheaper.".