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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

Women on Business

– Martha Beck Not long ago, my career had been dedicated to sales, mentoring, coaching and leading an exceptional sales force. This due diligence included, setting a new household budget, moving investments, setting up a home equity line of credit, and finally, buying a new car (for the first time in 11 years!).

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When Good People Work for Bad Companies

Harvard Business Review

I came to ponder this conundrum following the too-early death of a friend, an extraordinary guy named Gregor Barnum. In this role, Gregor helped to infuse the company with the kind of conscious, ethical values that its products represent. During his long runs in the countryside, for example, he would pick up trash alongside the road.

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Case Study: Can Nice Guys Finish First?

Harvard Business Review

At age 32, Adam considered himself to be at the beginning of his career, still emerging from the cocoon of his impressive education. They would follow him around the wide verandas and brick patios as though he provided shelter. Kaleeb had followed a very different career route, becoming a fundraiser for the Newseum. "My

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Why Private Equity Still Makes Us a Little Queasy

Harvard Business Review

If the auguries of "strategic due diligence" suggest a favorable outcome and bankers are willing to lend lots to help finance the deal, the PE masters of the universe acquire the property and put in place a "performance improvement plan" to make their new asset more profitable. the management consultancy.