Leading Blog

MARCH 27, 2023

Some may want to pursue a career separate from the family enterprise, while some who join the family business may feel an extra level of intensity around performance expectations. Family members give and receive feedback openly and constructively. It’s normal for young adults to wish to forge their own paths during this stage.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2017

Collaboration is a way of working that attracts and involves people outside one’s formal control, organization, and expertise to accomplish common goals. But collaboration is not consensus. Too often, people will try to collaborate on everything, and wind up in endless meetings, debating ideas and struggling to find consensus.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2012

We must inspire students to find value in pursuing a career in science. Likewise, laboratory experiences have focused on following stepwise procedures (like scientific methods) rather than emphasizing on how to organize mass amounts of information in a clear construct to solve complex science problems.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2011

A few even say that it was the most important growth and development experience in their careers. But because of this, the process provides at least three learning and career opportunities that don't usually exist during normal times. First, integration is an opportunity to develop execution skills.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Characteristics that are necessary to lead an organization through significant transitions — traits such as patience, consensus building, and adherence to strict processes — don’t always come naturally to the best entrepreneurs. ” and “What should we change around here?”

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2017

Over the course of our careers, and through our formal research on mentoring within and outside of academia, we’ve found that good mentoring is discipline-agnostic. Mentors trade away hours they could use to pursue their own career goals and spend them on someone else’s. Choose Mentees Carefully.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2011

We make decisions every day without noticing, but a career-making (or breaking) challenge requires thought and deliberation. I'm not a fan of consensus.". She asked her team leaders to recommend people who knew the business best and could put their self-interest aside to offer constructive suggestions on what cuts needed to be made.

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