Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

In fact, her love of the city’s mingled cultures and vibrant local businesses was one of the things that had inspired her to cofound Unamano, now a world-renowned nonprofit that supported entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Unamano’s mission was to help entrepreneurs in emerging markets—not in the United States.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

Editor's Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. Natalia Georgio knocked on the door of her new marketing director's office. Still, Natalia thought the company needed better marketing to support its expansion strategy. "I'm

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

Editor’s note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If the people stuck at the office feel like second-class citizens who can’t ever reach the work-from-home goal, why wouldn’t they leave?”

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

In The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy , Booz & Company’s Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi maintain that success in any market accrues to firms with a coherence premium – a tight match between their strategic direction and the capabilities that make them unique. Let’s go after it.”

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

She suggests “immersing yourself in your topic area” by regularly attending industry conferences, enrolling in a class or specialized certification program, or taking on a leadership role in a relevant professional organization. “I wanted to learn: What are their goals? You’re being strategic.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2018

” As a team, your collective goal is to come up with “agreed-upon norms that you’ll all operate within,” says Burkus. You should take full advantage of empty conference rooms, semi-private cubicles, and quiet alcoves, says Burkus. Can you help?” ” Leave the office (temporarily). Suffer in silence.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Buyers increasingly expect to check with their peers before they'll purchase from a company — using social media, peer communities, old fashioned live events and conferences, personal and professional networks, and other connective tools. Is your firm ready for this new age of peer-to-peer marketing? Big mistake.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Buyers increasingly expect to check with their peers before they'll purchase from a company — using social media, peer communities, old fashioned live events and conferences, personal and professional networks, and other connective tools. Is your firm ready for this new age of peer-to-peer marketing? Big mistake.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Enrollment in learning programs has surged over the last few years to generate a global executive education market of over $70 billion a year. People are also being asked by their bosses or HR to attend conferences, read case studies, watch videos, and try their hand at simulations, all with the goal of picking up new ideas and techniques.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2018

Your goal is to demonstrate that “you’re someone with a depth of knowledge but who also wants to learn and help.” ” These conversations needn’t be confined to conference rooms or cubicles, adds Jen Su. Case Study #1: Summon your inner confidence; make an effort to get to know your colleagues.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2014

Take stock of your needs and goals. Case Study #1: Establish expectations early on. One day, as Debby was conducting a sound check for a presentation at a major conference, Jeff walked in and requested a run-through. Case Study #2: Exit gracefully. Here’s how to end things graciously. Her lesson?

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

She gets all the choice assignments, goes to any conference she chooses, and is given other special perks. Your goal is to be a confident, “self-motivated and self-propelled” contributor, who doesn’t need “validation from a boss to do a good job or to be happy,” she adds. “I talked about my career.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 15, 2016

” The learner might sit in on a conference call to hear how the expert pitches clients or attend a meeting to observe her soliciting input from colleagues in another department. ” The goal, she says, is to reveal insights into the expert’s thought process and help team members absorb information.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

Your goal is to weed out the superfluous and to make your words count. While you can accomplish this by being disingenuous, that is not the goal. When you truly focus more on what you leave behind than what you take away you will have accomplished the goal.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Informational interviews “give you exposure — a way to get yourself known in the hidden job market,” he says. After all, your goal is to come across in a way that inspires others to help you. Study up on industry lingo. Instead, ask for advice on how to position yourself in the job market.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2016

The goal is to start your business with “a group of people who really care about you” and who are ready to support you along the way, says Horowitz. Look for professional associations in your field, search LinkedIn for people who are in the same business, and attend conferences in your areas of expertise. Get the word out.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Editors' Note: This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. The end goal is to build awareness and improve health care practices, right?". "Do Gloria Londoño scanned the tables at the Opera restaurant. Why would an IPO be so bad?

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

For example, if you enjoy connecting with people, you could use that skill to be a psychologist or a marketer. “Join industry groups, go to conferences, volunteer for a nonprofit,” advises Dillon. Case study #1: Turn to those who know you. Case study #2: Get your finances in order.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2017

Back-to-back meetings, a constant stream of conference calls, and obligatory break room chitchat make it next to impossible to complete important tasks. You’re feeling “the tugs of your life,” whether they’re child care responsibilities, fitness goals, or caring for aging parents, encroaching on your time and sanity.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Case Study #1: Do your due diligence and align the title change with your boss’s priorities. Before making the request, she strategized by thinking about how the title change would help him achieve his goals. Asking for a new title is an ongoing negotiation. Her boss agreed and changed her title immediately.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

Nowhere was this calculation (and its impact) more evident than in the recent US presidential campaign, where one party saw women as a key strategic lever to their goal, the other a non-essential side issue. Branding everything as "women's" (conferences, networks or programs) confirms in men's minds that this is not their issue.

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