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First Look: Leadership Books for August 2023

Leading Blog

A top strategy professor and two highly successful CEOs found that, in companies that had successfully changed their culture, leaders had taken dramatic actions that embodied the new cultural values. The Diary of a CEO : The 33 Laws of Business and Life by Steven Bartlett Steven Bartlett has never been one to follow conventional rules.

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How Watson Changed IBM

Harvard Business Review

Case in point, rather than keep Watson locked up in their research labs, they decided to release it to the world as a platform, to run experiments with a variety of organizations to accelerate development of natural language applications and services. So how does it work? First, with multiple business models.

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How a Startup Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital Helps Doctors Launch Companies

Harvard Business Review

It has accelerated nine projects and spun three of them out as start-up companies that have secured over $2 million in venture funding. They weren’t designed to offer the guidance and support for the varying stages of development — from concept to formed company — that our projects would be in. Insight Center.

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Looking for Jobs in All the Wrong Places: Memo to the President

Harvard Business Review

Last month, Mr. President, you held a summit meeting with 20 of the nation's top CEOs to look for ways to spur job creation. But Fortune 100 CEOs are exactly the wrong people to talk to about jobs. Then, this past Monday, you appointed General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt to chair your new council on jobs and competitiveness.

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What Tomorrow's Leaders Are Learning in Africa Right Now

Harvard Business Review

These include forging new business strategies, marketing new products, and developing African growth strategies. Critically, they each are led by visionary CEOs who can inspire and mentor business students and provide them with a truly meaningful experience.

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Midsized Firms Can’t Afford Bad Bets

Harvard Business Review

CEOs of midsized companies who make big bets can lose the farm. The executives of Fortune 500 companies might be able to lose the same bet with impunity, and the founders of venture capital-funded startups are only renting the farm (with the VC’s money) anyway.

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How to Manage People Who Are Smarter than You

Harvard Business Review

“When you’re a technical expert, you know your value to the organization,” says Wanda Wallace, President and CEO of Leadership Forum and author of Reaching the Top. ” Schwarz adds: “You don’t need to be the person’s mentor, but you need to help the person develop.” ” Get informed.