Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

And remember what George Washington said when questioned about the fallen cherry tree: not "It was accomplished by utilizing a small, sharp-edged implement," but "I used my little hatchet.". Think of Winston Churchill's famous phrase blood, toil, tears, and sweat. Use them judiciously.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Achieving coherence requires a sharpness of focus that few companies have mastered. It’s a ‘sharp pencil’ capabilities system rooted in superior information. times EBITDA (compared to average multiples of 15 at the time). It divested a number of personal care and confectionary lines (e.g., billion, or 20.6

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

While there may be 1 in 5 women for whom learning to invest is simply an exercise in sharp shooting, for the remaining 80%, I suspect it really is their first rodeo. In time though, you may find that you are becoming an investing sharp shooter. Investing is about taking stock in you. To wit, a study by Hedge Fund Research Inc.

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