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The Olympics' Greatest Feat: An Unpaid, Highly Engaged Workforce

Harvard Business Review

Of course, we sometimes see such passion in the business world, in the wild enthusiasms of R&D professionals in innovative engineering and pharmaceutical companies. Or more mundanely, when a shop assistant dispenses honest advice, drawing on long experience and real empathy for the problem a customer is trying to solve.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Here is some advice on how to tap into supply chains for successful scale-up: Reveal more than is comfortable. Compliance is crucial for pharmaceutical makers such as Abbott and Amgen – a “ Form 483 ” warning from an FDA inspector can shut down a drug facility in an instant and even land top executives in jail.