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Leaders need to Lead

Great Leadership By Dan

It begins with a clear articulation of a unit’s long term strategic objectives—and the development of a disciplined strategy to achieve those objectives. He worked on the Mercury and Gemini space programs before moving to Cummins Engines where he helped develop the small diesel engines now used in pickup trucks. I like that.

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The Dos and Don’ts of Crowdfunding Your Company

Steve Farber

.” But as anyone who’s ever tried to finance their great idea knows, the money still needs some help leaping into your bank account so you can put it to work. If enough people give even a little, the startup can bank what it needs to get rolling. They’re securing equity. They want something more than a T-shirt.

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8 Tech Trends to Watch in 2016

Harvard Business Review

More than once you’ve probably looked at some new digital or technological development and asked yourself, “How did we miss that?” My 2016 trends offer early warnings and opportunities for managers in all industries. Here are eight to note for 2016. Expect to hear more about “glitches” in 2016.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Ironically, the most empathic FTSE companies are a bank and a tobacco firm. banks are proving quicker to wake up to the benefits of empathy, scoring 50% higher than UK ones. Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest. Deutsche Bank. Barratt Developments. Indeed, 16 out of bottom 25 firms are FTSE companies. Consumer Goods.

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What to Know About Doing Business in Iran

Harvard Business Review

The economy still hasn’t received a boost from sanctions relief, and many big banks that left the country have not returned. and European companies restricting their presence in Iran or exiting the market altogether — and they continue to dampen foreign direct investment prospects in 2016. However, remaining U.S.

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Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate

Harvard Business Review

Small startup firms are already developing proprietary technologies — such as machine vision, deep learning, and other innovations —– that could help large investors evaluate opportunities and risks with far greater accuracy and efficiency than was previously possible. But right now that’s not happening.

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Midsize Cities Are Entrepreneurship’s Real Test

Harvard Business Review

Scaling Up Manizales ( Manizales-Más in Spanish), an economic development coalition of local institutions and the Babson Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Platform (BEEP), which I created and lead, was launched in 2012 with the ambitious aim of revolutionizing the pursuit of opportunity. strategic hires).