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Offices Can Be Bastions of Civility in an Uncivil Time

Harvard Business Review

IPG wanted to reinforce its commitment to inclusion. And for society and democracy at large, the workplace might just be the one institution that incubates a more constructive way of bringing people together. After the heated rhetoric of last November’s U.S. People called in anonymously from five continents.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

He was comfortable making smart bets to position IBM for decades-long growth, such as creating the Emerging Business Organization to incubate new businesses and shield them from P&L pressures. He also forced partners and distributors to commit in writing to uphold IBM's strict ethical standards.

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Meet Your New R&D Team: Social Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

The smartest minds in social innovation are increasingly committed to engaging with the private sector to make significant changes in areas like health, education, and poverty. There are significant ethical issues with applying this model to HIV in the USA.

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Building a Software Start-Up Inside GE

Harvard Business Review

Second, we are incubating new software talent and [creating] software DNA. The Silicon Valley software ethic of running experiments to fail fast and learn has been a cultural challenge for GE, where failure has been frowned upon. And we took a stand on what the future holds: driving Industrial Internet solutions.