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Mindfulness Can Improve Strategy, Too

Harvard Business Review

It’s about becoming aware of how the diverse internal and external stimuli we face can provoke automatic, immediate, unthinking responses in our thoughts, emotions, and actions. Steve Jobs, a regular meditator, made use of mindfulness practice to challenge operating assumptions at Apple and to enhance creative insight in planning.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool. This article will show you how to reinvent your network, by managing these three critical dimensions.

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Case Study: How Would You Save This Farm?

Harvard Business Review

A 25-year lease to put solar panels on a parcel of land would generate the same returns as growing tomatoes—without any irrigation headaches. The manager of the frozen-vegetables plant was pushing him to make the leap. “Guaranteeing a solid return on this parcel will seem like a smart move. Pete looked at his watch.