Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2018

By the summer of that year he’d explained Brownian motion, discovered the photoelectric effect (for which he won a Nobel Prize), and developed the theory of special relativity; then, before the year ended, he wrote the world’s most famous equation: E = mc2. We called this phenomenon the “random impact rule.”

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Career Film Creativity Short-term 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. Developers have two primary ways to help create new and better jobs. The second is to develop spaces and programs to incubate entrepreneurs. They are certainly important components, but they are not enough. We think cities can do better.

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Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

You're Not the Boss of Me

JULY 26, 2010

Seth Godin, speaks here about curiosity in this short film by Nic Askew. He is eloquent…and curious Watching this film, I realize that my own curiosity muscle, while healthy enough, is not as strong as I would like it to be. Why do we do things this way instead of that ? What does the future hold? What don’t we know?

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Silverman Leadership Godin Film 49

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 20, 2024

Furthermore, the study revealed that startups with a mix of different founder types, like an adventurous leader, an imaginative engineer, and an extroverted developer, had significantly better chances of succeeding. In other words, diverse combinations of these personality types in the founding team increased the odds of success.

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Succession Venture Capitalist Directory Entrepreneur 102

Harvard Business Review

JULY 6, 2016

The past year brought a rich array of films depicting connections between a wise, older mentor and a younger person in need of sage guidance, in ways that often defied gauzy stereotypes, from art-house movies like Lily Tomlin’s Grandma to blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Film Mentor Education Fashion 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Employees need to constantly write six-page memos, even for introducing small product features throughout their careers at the company. One of the most overlooked aspects of innovation is how much technology can enhance productivity. For example, one skill that Amazon has identified as crucial to performance is writing.

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Creativity Team Film Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel , a new film set in India and directed by Shakespeare in Love's John Madden (age 63), hangs its plot on the notion of "outsourcing" the elderly. screens this month comes with $70 million in foreign box office receipts already in hand, for a film that cost a modest $12 million to make.

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Outsourcing Film Hotels Open-book 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2012

The fact of the matter is that periodically, technologies or business model innovations allow start-ups to enter industries offering services that are generally cheaper and more accessible, but of far lower quality. This is the essence of what we call "disruptive innovation." The ecosystem will develop. Bundling good.

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Rogers Telecommunications Disruptive Innovation Innovation 15

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers. Written for all leaders who need to develop and renew their leadership skills.

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CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The question people ask is: What are the careers with the highest satisfaction? In this post we’ll explore some of the most satisfying jobs, what is the most satisfying aspect of your job or business and why they make for such fulfilling careers. . And find your perfect career fit! The Most Satisfying Jobs . Well, read on!

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Engineering Storytelling Career Education 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2013

I was graduating with a master''s degree in theological studies; aiming for a career in academia, I had been utterly unconcerned about the practical applicability of my degree. Next, you''ll want to position yourself as a potential fount of innovation. But it was very relevant to my development as a human being.

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Brand How To Hedge Film 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

Depending on where a professional athlete is in his career — a rookie new to the game, a star at the peak of his career, or a seasoned player, like Woods, who is struggling to get back on track — he requires very different coaching. Coaching Developing employees Giving feedback' The same is true in business.

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Learning Curve ROI Film Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

The story, which apparently has echoes in some other school districts around the country, is but one more salvo in the wars of educational reform (recently depicted in the film Waiting for Superman — dont miss it). Brook Manville consults to socially-minded enterprises on matters of strategy and organizational development.

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Guidelines Education Telecommunications Emotional Intelligence 14

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2014

Business development. Developing communications as a vital tool of business and life. This stymies employees’ professional development and hampers company productivity. The wise employee has the building of knowledge a part of their career path… sharing with others what we most recently and most effectively learn.

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Strategy Budgeting Audience Risk Management 95

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Four years ago, Craig Hatkoff, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, approached me about a brainstorm: an event recognizing and celebrating breakthrough innovators. When I suggested to Clayton Christensen that we partner with Hatkoff to create the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards , Clay’s response was : I trust you Whitney.

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Innovation Christensen Decisionmaking CTO 11

Women in the LEAD

MARCH 7, 2010

Debbe Debbe Kennedy, founder, president and CEO Women in the Lead   at the Global Dialogue Center Leadership Solutions Companies Berrett-Koehler author, Putting Our Differences to Work The Fastest Way to Innovation, Leadership, and High Performance It's a New DAY! Thank you for this conference and all of the inspiring stories.

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Welch Katz Globalization Conference 45

Leading Blog

MAY 23, 2014

Rethink, adapt, and push-on describes his career path. By 26 he had set a life goal: To make the first computer-animated feature film. Find, develop, and support good people, and they will in turn find, develop, and own good ideas.”. Creativity & Innovation' Ed Catmull’s Book, Creativity, Inc. Candor is key.

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Creativity Storytelling Film Self-aware 281

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2016

To survive and thrive with the conflicting demands of performance excellence and constrained resources, SFO has developed a highly structured organization. Madhav was in the MSx program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a program for mid-career managers. Getting comfortable with feeling uncomfortable. The audience loved it.

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Audience Brainstorming Project Class 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2018

LaunchCode has worked with 5,000 students in recent years, and placed 1,000 of them into tech-sector apprenticeships or as direct hires earning more than $50,000 a year as front-end, back-end, full-stack, or mobile developers. Of those hires, 50% were previously unemployed and 37% are people of color.

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Incubator Company Technology Attrition 8