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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

Remember: No matter how large Contect gets, it will stay agile and motivated. The smaller ones could keep their own names, leadership teams, practices, and policies for the first five years. The lack of control meant that the leadership team had little say in how the Contect brand was being managed at a local level.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

PMs have to have a deep understanding of how the organization operates and must build social capital to influence the success of their product – from obtaining budget and staffing to securing a top engineer to work on their product. They also have more influence and authority over company resources.