Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2012

I had just finished a guest lecture on business and innovation at Parson's School for Design , and a particularly attentive front-row audience member kicked off question time with the curliest one of the day. Whoever called them golden handcuffs wasn't joking. To become an owner, not an employee in someone else's company.

Career 9

Career Golden Handcuff Short-term CEO 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Like it or not, the reality (in supply chains, as elsewhere) is that power is asymmetrical – large customers typically have more clout than you do, and they know it. When one customer is responsible for the lion’s share of your sales, it’s like golden handcuffs.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2015

Today, Huawei is the only Chinese company – out of the 91 mainland Chinese companies listed on the Fortune Global 500 list – earning more revenue abroad than in China. ” But as with many great companies, we find part of the solution to this puzzle by looking at the specific values that define the culture of Huawei.

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Succession Golden Handcuff IPO Long-term 8