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SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Alfred Nobel once read his own obituary that described him as a “Merchant of Death”. Because Nobel had invented dynamite, the obituary described him as someone who found ways to kill more people faster. “Is You can also subscribe to updates via email using the section at the bottom of the page. he asked himself. Stay Tuned!

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

Take twenty minutes," a facilitator will say, "and write your professional obituary. In order to increase the odds of your company having a long and prosperous life, it pays to write an unblinking "obituary" and wrestle with its messages and implications. Feel free to share your company's "obituary" in the comments section.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Amelio is the largely forgotten executive who took over as CEO of Apple in 1996, at a time when Apple was under so much pressure that Sun was negotiating to buy it for a song and the Wall Street Journal (mistakenly) wrote a front-page story that was essentially an obituary for Apple. We should all just be thankful that they did.

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