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An Insider’s Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal

Harvard Business Review

Only legal, finance, and human resources still reported back to headquarters. Unlike other Chinese leaders we had met with, Ma was willing and eager to hire executives who had more skills and experience than he did in areas where he was less strong. Those issues slowed us down on the product side as well.

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Why Your Company Culture Should Match Your Brand

Harvard Business Review

Rarely do people point to encouraging employees to disagree with their managers, as Amazon does, or firing top performers, as Jack Welch did at GE. No one needs to expend extra energy figuring out what to do or how to act in order to achieve what you want your company to stand for in the world.

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