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10 of the Biggest Mistakes Boards Fall Into

Ron Edmondson

I have never seen a healthy board/organization relationship where board members got too much in the weeds of daily operations. Unhealthy personal interests. Conflicts of interest are always a problem, and most boards have “rules” against them. Boards need to remain focused on the vision. Decision paralysis.

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The Future Economy Project: Advice from Sustainability Experts

Harvard Business Review

Learn about the future economy project. Harvard Business Review interviewed the CEOs and other business leaders who signed up to the Future Economy Project, our initiative spotlighting businesses’ sustainability agendas. A roundtable conversation with our advisers. It’s a start.

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Narrowing the Chasm Between PR Professionals and Wikipedia

Harvard Business Review

Public relations and communications professionals—and the academic programs that train them—find themselves operating in a radically new environment. A few organizations in the PR industry have overtly sold their ability to “create and fix Wikipedia pages” in ways that violate the very spirit and purpose of the Wikipedia project.

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Why Your Partnership Contract Is Too Important to Be Left to the Lawyers

Harvard Business Review

These costs are not operational costs, such as commission fees or transportation costs. Uncertain project requirements make it impossible to specify all costs and benefits. Links to other projects make it hard to isolate costs and benefits of the transaction. Difficulties in Monitoring an Ongoing Transaction.

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Integrating Maintenance of Board Certification and Health Systems’ Quality-Improvement Programs

Harvard Business Review

Most physicians complete quality-improvement projects individually by completing modules provided by the specialty certification boards to collect, analyze, and improve quality on subsets of 25 to 50 patients. The ongoing program has allowed Mayo to do the following: Review and approve (or reject) quality-improvement projects (QIPs).