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How to Turn Around Nearly Anything

Harvard Business Review

The Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series championship will long be remembered as proof that you can turn around nearly anything. I’ve been involved with turnarounds for years, including observing and writing about the Red Sox 2004 World Series win that reversed many decades of being almost-rans. Inconvenient facts are papered over.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Succeed in India in 2015

Harvard Business Review

” In the same month SoftBank of Japan committed to investing $10 billion into India over the next several years and CEO Masayoshi Son proved his seriousness by pouring the first billion into an Indian e-commerce company (Snapdeal) and a car-sharing service (Olacabs). But it won’t be “India’s fault,” in our view.

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What Apple Should Do with Its Massive Piles of Money

Harvard Business Review

But as Apple’s profits multiplied from 2004 through 2011, it was clear that, as you now call it, “ return of capital ” to shareholders was not a pressing priority for Mr. Jobs. We need CEOs like you to take the lead as responsible citizens in articulating a vision of the social investments required for the next generation.