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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. But it would take a lot of social capital. The next morning, as Derek was driving to the office, he mulled over his relationship with Rogier. The two men went way back.

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What Africa's Entrepreneurs Can Teach the World

Harvard Business Review

Sifting through case studies, anecdotes, questionnaire responses, and many other snapshots of entrepreneurial activity in Ghana and a few other places on the continent I was drawn to two major characteristics of African entrepreneurship. This was crazy, we initially thought.

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How to Get the Most Out of a Conference

Harvard Business Review

“Today, probably even more than ever before, networks are a key form of social capital for achieving goals in both your professional and personal lives.” You’re not just networking because you should ; you’re doing it because it’s good for your career. Career planning. Magazine Article.