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The Stakeholders You Need to Close a Big Deal

Harvard Business Review

Whatever the specific reason for endorsing a deal, the common thread is that champions are at a point in their career where they are willing to take a risk. In the face of the global capital meltdown the only way to procure large sums was from corporate investors. The decision maker at AT&T was CEO Randall Stephenson.

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To Stay Relevant, Your Company and Employees Must Keep Learning

Harvard Business Review

This past year, I have spoken with a number of career centers in universities. It’s about learning to continuously learn over the course of your whole career. My hypothesis, and Stephenson agrees, is that for organizations to win in the market, they must help their employees stay relevant in their skills. Insight Center.

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How to Conduct an Effective Job Interview

Harvard Business Review

. “Pipelines are depleted and more companies are competing for top talent,” says Claudio Fernández-Aráoz, a senior adviser at global executive search firm Egon Zehnder and author of It’s Not the How or the What but the Who: Succeed by Surrounding Yourself with the Best. Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson.

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