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Lessons for Social Entrepreneurs from the Microfinance Crisis

Harvard Business Review

In the case of microfinance, the situation is quite complex and politics plays a major factor in the crises in both Andhra Pradesh and at Grameen ( David Roodman is an excellent guide ). But we shouldn't ignore how the microfinance industry made itself vulnerable to attacks with a political motive.

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How Managers Can Avoid Playing Favorites

Harvard Business Review

. “With good reasons, you default to the people you consider to be excellent colleagues, the people you can rely on and enjoy,” says Karen Dillon, author of the HBR Guide to Office Politics. If you have a legal crisis on your hands, for example, your general counsel is “the most important person in the room.”