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3 Personal Lessons On How To Succeed At Leadership

Tanveer Naseer

Drucker, and placing one spot below Bill Gates. While there’s no process or clear series of steps I can point to, one thing that I know is a key factor behind my success and attaining recognitions like those above is the fact that I’m persistent.

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China Needs a New Generation of Dreamers (and New Dreams)

Harvard Business Review

The same could well be said of Bill Gates, who has left mere connectivity behind in his quest to eradicate major human diseases. At some point in the future, however, as it moves more assuredly onto the global stage, China will need both a new generation of dreamers and new dreams, especially in business.

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Good News, Bad News: An HBR Management Puzzle on Innovation Execution

Harvard Business Review

An independent steering committee’s first “gate” review of the project, at the end of the conceptual-design stage, had been scheduled for Week 15; she postpones it to Week 33. The only bad news is that the steering committee turned down my request of €2 million in additional funds for the 2013 budget. What went wrong?

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Putting an End to Conferences Dominated by White Men

Harvard Business Review

Many business conferences are notable not only for the prominent people on stage, but also for those who are missing. Women’s under-representation at such events gets a lot of attention, but people of color are also relatively rare on conference stages. Be deeply transparent. Override your gut. We can and should do better.