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The Guru's Guide to Creating Thought Leadership

Harvard Business Review

The breadth of article topics was large and the sample of rhetorical styles diverse. Shifting from Drucker's erudition and measured tone to Hammer's revolutionary and provocatively violent declarations ("don't automate, obliterate") was a bit dizzying. We also analyzed the top 50 ranked HBR articles of all time (by reprint sales).

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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business Review

“Ahmed has promised samples for the new line on the Clarkson account, but his order exceeds the limits accounting set, so we need Damon’s signoff, and he won’t give it.” “I did talk to that leadership development firm last year,” he said. ” This was a recurring fight. Doing Just Fine.