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What Amazing Bosses Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

Legendary bosses like Bill Sanders in real estate, Julian Robertson in hedge funds, and Bill Walsh in professional football all communicated visions that entranced employees and left them hell-bent on success. A 2013 Society for Human Resource Management survey of managers in the U.S. ’” Focus on feedback.

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Don't Abandon Crowdfunding -- Manage It

Harvard Business Review

will not be legalized until 2013). The kinds of start-ups that can most quickly and efficiently attract these funds (and garner the most money per campaign) are, the report goes on to specify, those that offer digital goods like software applications, games, films, and literature.

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The Innovation Mindset in Action: Jerry Buss

Harvard Business Review

Our research indicates that whether they are CEOs, senior executives, sports team owners, or film directors, game changers who stand head and shoulders above the rest share a common set of qualities that we call the innovation mindset. Buss launched his career in real estate with $1,000 in 1959—a venture that proved lucrative.