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Desperately Seeking Simplicity

Harvard Business Review

I heard it in a session led by Professor Michael Porter and Dean Nitin Nohria of the Harvard Business School who were sharing a research project on declining American Competitiveness. Letting go takes courage and is not a natural act for most humans, or management teams.

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A Thousand Days to Reinvent Capitalism?

Harvard Business Review

And the flow of words is not likely to abate in the coming months, as articles on the need for a more holistic model of capitalism (including those contributed by Roger Martin , Michael Porter and McKinsey's Dominic Barton in HBR pieces) are expanded into books.

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Build Your Reputation the Rachael Ray Way

Harvard Business Review

Sometimes, it seems they've always loomed large: for decades, Michael Porter has been synonymous with strategy, and John Kotter with change management. Broad public exposure won't do you much good if your ideas and skills aren't sharp. It's often hard to deduce how someone becomes known as a leader in their field.

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People Are Angry About Globalization. Here’s What to Do About It.

Harvard Business Review

Economists, policy makers, executives, educators, the press, and others must become more adept at anger management. Why does all this matter for the purposes of anger management? But in the words of survey coauthor Michael Porter , many were “offended by the discussion saying that someone is getting paid too much.”