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Leadership Lessons From A Serial Entrepreneur

Eric Jacobson

In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map. This book is about what I’ve learned from my blunders, and how you can replicate our successes,” says Jacobs.

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Hackers and Hummingbirds: Leadership Lessons from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Terry Starbucker

The book is a fascinating deep dive into many aspects of Facebook’s meteoric success, but I was particularly interested in her perspectives on the importance of great leadership. In his IPO letter Mark Zuckerberg wrote: “I started off by writing the first version of Facebook myself because it was something I wanted to exist.

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What to Do If Your Career Is Stalled and You Don’t Know Why

Harvard Business Review

” Then the CHRO paused for a moment and added, “Of course there is this issue of his executive presence. “Executive presence” was mentioned in several reviews as an improvement area, but without any specifics, Tom had no idea what the real issue was and how damaging it could be to his career. .

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You Are Not a Failure

Harvard Business Review

Success sells. I talked recently with David Galenson , an economist at the University of Chicago who began studying prices at art auctions — an exploration that drove him to understand the nature of creativity over the course of one's career. Her focus was singular, and she attained professional success almost immediately.

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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

With the virtual disappearance of major white-collar employers like Eastman Kodak and Westinghouse — once fairly reliable career on-ramps — young talent is focusing on entrepreneurship as a path forward. There are certainly some high-profile entrepreneurial success stories out there. This is true. since 2000.

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What Spinning Off a GE Business Taught Me About Managing Ultra-Fast Change

Harvard Business Review

Several studies by Towers Watson show that just 25% of change management initiatives are successful over the long term. We found that while people understood our vision, they worried about their careers and what would happen to their long-term health and investment programs. Of course, the journey isn’t over.

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What Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves When an Economic Crisis Hits

Harvard Business Review

As the book’s title suggests, the people I talked to ended up becoming CEOs of successful companies: one became chief executive of a publicly-listed company, Infosys; another of a large private company, The Weather Company; and a third of a successful startup, Plumbee. billion, $100 million shy of its IPO valuation.

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