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Does a Mentor have to Breathe?

In the CEO Afterlife

In the early days of my 40 year business career, I was lucky to work under two gentlemen who instilled several critical success factors that guided me from Brand Manager to CEO. At the risk of this blog appearing as an advertorial for Harvard, I’ll gladly admit that Harvard Business Review was my favorite management resource.

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Is That a TV Show or Are You Trying to Sell Me Something?

Harvard Business Review

First there were advertorials and ad copy rendered in a publication's house font (usually but not always discreetly labeled "Paid Advertising"). The most infamous, of course, was the recent Scientology advertorial that was quickly yanked from The Atlantic's website. The publication has since revised its sponsored content policies.).