Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

You don’t have to be “the awesome-est person in the room” or make sure “everyone is blown away by your charisma.” The new Work Market website will go live this spring. “I knew he was passionate about customer success and that — like me — he hated losing,” he says.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2016

To borrow an analogy from our Harvard Business School colleague Shikhar Ghosh, their firms aren’t murdered by the market; they commit suicide because the founders can’t or won’t adapt to the organizations’ changing needs. Set your company up for success. Insight Center. Entrepreneurship for the Long Term.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2012

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. The real story behind IBM's success is the course Palmisano set for 21st century global enterprises. Never confuse charisma with leadership.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Apple is a formidable player in the tablet market with almost 30 million iPads sold to-date. Similar tablets from Samsung, RIM, HP and others have struggled to make any dent in the iPad market. Kindle was already popular with customers in spite of huge success of iPad. And now comes Amazon's Fire. Will it succeed? I think so.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

If we’re to be honest with ourselves, as opposed to defending a particular position to suit our needs, we’ve all known born leaders…They are those affable individuals that posses charisma and presence combined with the ability to make good decisions that people have flocked to since an early age.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

A few weeks ago, Silicon Valley was abuzz with reports that Google had granted across-the-board raises of 10 percent to all 23,000 or so of its employees — a bracing reminder of just how much money Google makes, and of its willingness to share the spoils of success with its people. But companies work by different rules.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

If I were successful in my genetic engineering exercise I would no doubt have created a leader who would be driven crazy by emotional and intellectual conflicts. It contains what I believe to be the necessary qualities a leader must possess to be successful. No single leader can possess every needed attribute.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

In sales, where charisma and extroversion can be advantages, some people attribute success more to inborn personality traits than to skills that can be coached or taught. ”) But there’s a big difference between individual success in sales and success across an entire sales force.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2017

Over 50% of marketing and IT prefer a salesperson who will listen and match a solution to solve their specific needs. Moreover, this person is successful in getting the vendor they want selected 89% of the time. 3: Market Leaders Have an Edge. In most industries a single company controls the market.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 27, 2011

After all, one reliable pathway to success is to imitate (or at least closely examine) the top predators and how they function. Looking back, we find that even with his successes, the model didn't translate into other areas. General Electric and HCL Technologies provide a good counter example. Many-market organization.

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