Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 29, 2015

Antoine was an accomplished millennial retail sales professional considered “a bit rough around the edges.”. His no BS approach created a natural bond with entrepreneurs and mom and pop companies, that left some managers scratching their heads. But, heck it worked.

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Bond Retail Mentor Entrepreneur 180

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

In today’s dog-eat-dog environment, a person’s word isn’t always his or her bond. He is also CEO of Max-Ventures, a venture capital and retail consulting firm, and founder and CEO of Max-Wellness, a comprehensive health and wellness retail chain that launched in 2010. Do what you say you will, period. And that’s a shame.

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Bottom-up Sharpe Follow-up Retail 50

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We overheard male classmates bond with internship interviewers about fantasy football drafts. But in fields such as retail banking and corporate finance, where there is higher female representation, our survey respondents and interviewees did suggest that gender equality is greater in Swedish firms than in comparable U.S.

Finance 11

Finance Banking Survey Policies 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

As the founder of his own New York retail store, Michael C. These relationships are often not just transactional — they’re built on trust, and better bonds are often formed knowing your parents or even grandparents did business together. Rosemary Calvert/Getty Images. Ashley Fina’s grandfather was a natural networker.

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Conference Retail Industry Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2018

We all know developing a personal brand is valuable, since a strong reputation can put you on the radar for exciting career opportunities. Too many professionals over-index on “ bonding capital ,” to use a term popularized by Harvard sociologist Robert Putnam, and underinvest in “bridging capital.”

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Brand Development Reputation Self-aware 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Another way to build rapport is to, “find a bond or a point of commonality,” says Clark. The bond needn’t “be profound”— it could be that you “attended the same university, have kids the same age, or have read the same book recently.” It can be a good way to uncover common bonds.

How To 8

How To Bond Discount Case Study 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

” Priscilla Claman, the president of Career Strategies, a Boston-based consulting firm and a contributor to the HBR Guide to Getting the Right Job , agrees that having to cycle through new managers is “one of the world’s most frustrating things.” Here are some tips. ” Discover the new priorities.

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Learning-by-Doing Career Case Study Energy 11