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Should You Gamble on Your Company's Leadership?

Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business School's mission is to "educate leaders who make a difference in the world." Of course, HBS hopes to educate leaders who make a positive difference in the world, but that's harder to do than it might seem. Another key strategy is to match the person to the situation.

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The Soft Things that Make Mergers Hard

Harvard Business Review

As Jim Champy says of major organization change, "One of the things I always look for is the appetite for change. Match merger strategy to the speed profile of the teams at hand. Create internal merger communication strategies that match the speed profile of the teams at hand. Is there an appreciation for the need for change?

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