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Clayton Christensen on “The Discipline of Managing Disruption”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview conducted by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Bain & Company. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, learn [.]. , a primary task of leadership is asking questions that anticipate great challenges.

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Best HR Software Providers: Standard-setters in performance tracking to 401(K) management

HR Digest

Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS) these days manage a wide variety of tasks ranging from assessment to learning and strategy planning to payroll management. But it’s not so easy to find the perfect fit for your organization when there are 80 million sites that have something to say about ‘Human Resources Information Systems.’

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The Right to Win

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Cesare Mainardi with Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (published November 23, 2010/ Winter 2010 / Issue 61), published by Booz & Company. To read the complete article and check out other resources, you must first register (at no cost) by clicking here. * * * Business [.]

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How the Most Successful Teams Bridge the Strategy-Execution Gap

Harvard Business Review

” In their seminal HBR piece , Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner outlined what senior leaders must do to close the strategy-to-execution gap. That time is spent establishing financial and operational metrics, aligning goals with overarching strategy, allocating resources, and reviewing key metrics.

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Why Subtle Bias Is So Often Worse than Blatant Discrimination

Harvard Business Review

This rumination, the longer it continues, can be significantly depleting to cognitive and emotional resources. This reality was highlighted recently when Ellen Pao lost her case against her former employer , venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

There are some helpful resources out there on venture terms , good venture funds vs. bad ones , and questions you may want to ask a venture capitalist if you meet one. When you are ready to raise money, scratch Sequoia, Kleiner, and maybe one or two other top dogs off your preview list. But, in my experience, they're good medicine.

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Alphabet Isn’t a Typical Conglomerate

Harvard Business Review

So Page and Brin are different from such legendary venture capitalists as John Doerr at Kleiner Perkins and Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowtitz, the two founders of Andreessen Horowitz. That said, fully expect Page and Brin to work with venture capitalists to pool the financial resources required for the moonshot projects.