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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

1] He also worked hard to build his social capital with other talented inventors, but also with wealthy families and financiers like J. But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3]. Moreover, it’s hard. “I

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How to Build and Repair Your Reputation

Skip Prichard

Building something as important as your personal brand and reputation requires the same attention you would give any crucial career asset.” Google prides itself on the purity of its powerful search engine but is also not seeking to have anyone misrepresented. I love speaking with young people as they start off their careers.

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What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Beyond shipping new features on a regular cadence and keeping the peace between engineering and the design team, the best PMs create products with strong user adoption that have exponential revenue growth and perhaps even disrupt an industry. Core Competencies. Self-management: Being a PM can be incredibly stressful.