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Whose Job Is It to Manage Freelancers?

Harvard Business Review

Most organizations aren’t good at project management , and fewer still have a well-defined and structured protocol for engaging and managing agile talent other than contractually. We suggest a number of possible approaches for organization leaders to consider: Assign a roving chief technology officer or project manager.

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A Hands-Off Approach to Open Innovation Doesn’t Work

Harvard Business Review

In particular, large companies want to partner with small firms that have developed advanced, game-changing technologies. That doesn’t sound all that unreasonable, perhaps, but consider this: Only 38% of those who took this approach said they believed the innovation partnership had achieved its strategic goals.

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Answering Your Questions About P&G and Innovation

Harvard Business Review

June's Harvard Business Review features a story by Procter & Gamble Chief Technology Officer Bruce Brown and me on " How P&G Tripled Its Innovation Success Rate." First, some of the ways that P&G reduces risk on individual projects are generally good innovation practices for everyone. Q: P&G is a product-based company.

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Reversing the Curse of Dominant Logic

Harvard Business Review

Because they try to repeat their past success formulas — the ones that work so well for them in developed markets. However, the company's initial steps to penetrate developing markets were unproductive. We should be able to meet their needs with cheap products based on older technology.

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Team Building Agenda: Kick-off Program for IT Leadership Team

Mike Cardus

Measurement Each IT Director will have working knowledge of the ‘ 7 Steps to High Performance Teams ’ this will be illustrated through content discussions about the model and each director determining where an existing team in on a project and steps to move the team to the next step. How does this fit into the larger strategic goals?

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The One Unbreakable Rule in Business Writing

Harvard Business Review

So we developed a simple process to help people clarify their intentions and their positioning. A good way to keep yourself honest is to create a scenario that meets your stated goals but fails in other ways. No matter what your goals are, your writing must reach the right audience. What audience do you want to reach?

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A Global Online Network Lets Health Professionals Share Expertise

Harvard Business Review

In response, our team at the Global Health Delivery Project at Harvard launched an online platform to generate and disseminate knowledge in health care delivery. Professional Development. Here’s a biography of Dr. Junior Bazile and a graphic of his development as a GHDonline member).