Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2018

Most of us don’t oversee huge IPOs, but sooner or later, every team faces an unexpected crisis: technology breaks, a competitor makes a disruptive move, a promising project fails, a key employee quits, consumers have a negative reaction to a new product—the list goes on. How do they do it? Here are three of those lessons.

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Crisis IPO Film How To 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

As a consultant, I've been trained to sniff out underlings who can only say no (and aren't authorized to say yes), and strategically work to evade them. 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.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist IPO Career Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

The company started as a single store, but about a decade later it was a national chain on the heels of filing an IPO. It’s a sign that our projects aren’t valued and our careers are stalling out. When we have a lot of resources, there’s no need to get creative with how to use or maximize them. “Say no!”

Creativity 8

Creativity Budgeting IPO Resources 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Beyond the allure of today's latest fads and fashions, beyond the advice I and others can give you about money, sex, and power and how to get it all, fast, here are four essential, timeless truths. Now, let's talk about meggings , and their even less fortunately named cousin, mantyhose. Life is shorter than any of us truly expect.

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Media Fashion IPO Brand 8