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Burn the Business Plan

Leading Blog

Most entrepreneurs never went to college, and most did not start their companies until they were well along in their careers. Many entrepreneurs who started their own careers in large corporations regarded them as critical to their subsequent success. Every startup has one CEO. Eighty percent disappear within five years.

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Can GM Make it Safe for Employees to Speak Up?

Harvard Business Review

In early April, following the news of faulty ignition switches and recall of more than 6 million cars, GM CEO Mary Barra announced a “Speak Up for Safety” program. “GM “The phenomenal number of interacting parts, interacting people and continuing changes in technology mean that we will always have failures, full stop.”