Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2015

In all honesty, the skills listing sort of tells the story of my career path over the last six years or so as managed care (my previous professional field) fell farther down the list while blogging, social media, and editing climbed higher. As Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorsen says, “it’s the how-to guide you’ve been waiting for.”

Webinar 150

Webinar Learning Curve IPO Media 150

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Tom often hogs the spotlight in meetings unaware of how that alienates his peers. And…well…I don’t know how to put this, but he has noticeable body odor that’s a real turnoff.” One’s communication style shapes first impressions and can have a significant impact on career trajectory.

Career 15

Career CFO Sample Execution 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

And I recall well, at the start of my career, how flattered I felt to be asked for a meeting or some advice — thrilled to be looked at as enough of an expert to be of help. She had essentially passed several tests — how to score a meeting, and how to turn a one-time coffee into an ongoing relationship.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist IPO Career Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

After all, China produces 600,000 engineering graduates each year, and as a former Google product manager I thought knew how to attract them. When I started recruiting talent for my new company, before candidates asked about our strategy, they asked how much money we had. They wanted to know what my plans were for IPO.

Engineering 9

Engineering IPO Real Estate Price 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 12, 2011

For HBR's April issue on failure, I penned a piece on the experience of going through a failed IPO. Second, for a book we're writing on the DNA of entrepreneurship, my co-authors Richard Harrington, Tsun-yan Hsieh, and I have developed a checklist on how to reflect on failure. but it was failure. First, welcome to the club.

Short-term 15

Short-term Long-term IPO Middle Management 15

Tim Milburn

MAY 8, 2014

” You can avoid the shock, and perhaps even prevent the setback from happening, if you develop the ability and the willingness to read the subtext beneath the surface. Even before the setback occurs, start thinking about how to deal with it from a position of strength. And do you remember Facebook’s disastrous IPO?

Gilbert 130

Gilbert Public Relations IPO Handbook 130

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 19, 2011

The news had just hit that Danny Lewin — the co-founder of Akamai Technologies, its charismatic CTO, a former commando in the Israeli Special Forces, and MIT mathematics genius who led the company from a math class to an IPO and a market cap of $30 billion — had suddenly died. They think.Danny.was.supposed to be.,"

CTO 10

CTO Lewin IPO Mentor 10