Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Last year Feld, who is managing director at Foundry Group and co-founder of TechStars, announced he would no longer travel for business. As I sorted through things, I made a bunch of tactical changes and reflected on where I was at age 47. The physical impact was real: I had deluded myself into thinking that I had ways to manage it.

Travel 13

Travel Execution Venture Capitalist Transportation 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Succeeding in this kind of dynamic setting requires preparation and some specific tactics during the session. To prepare: Do your own due diligence on the interviewers. Manage the meeting. You should be prepared in case your interviewers compete for air time, interrupt each other–and you.

Due Diligence 12

Due Diligence Reference CFO Workshop 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2014

He only reluctantly accepted the advice of aides for what turned out to be a brilliant tactical retreat in August of that summer, and a turning point in the war. Do your due diligence. I myself recall managing the case of a kidnapped Iraqi journalist in Baghdad several years ago. Then plunge in and push ahead.

Due Diligence 17

Due Diligence Resistance Storytelling Case Study 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

The board of directors and top management should spend the largest chunk of their time communicating with long-term investors. Globally, these asset owners manage significant sums, exceeding $50 trillion at the end of 2009. If trustees possess a stronger knowledge base, they could monitor their investment managers more robustly.

Long-term 13

Long-term CEO Short-term Asset Management 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2014

He only reluctantly accepted the advice of aides for what turned out to be a brilliant tactical retreat in August of that summer, and a turning point in the war. Do your due diligence. I myself recall managing the case of a kidnapped Iraqi journalist in Baghdad several years ago. Then plunge in and push ahead.

Due Diligence 10

Due Diligence Resistance Storytelling Case Study 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Vetting Managers and Sub-Contractors for a Culture of Compliance. Where laggards most frequently go wrong is in not thoroughly vetting their subsidiaries’ local managers, and, even more often, not monitoring the subcontractors their local managers engage. One executive at a U.S.-based

Marketing 8

Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

These include being familiar with the variation from country to country of social norms, healthcare traditions, religious influences, negotiating tactics, contract law, effective local sales and marketing strategies, media coverage, and political influence. Embrace risk. Hopkins’ reputation is its greatest asset.

Health Care 8

Health Care Agility Due Diligence Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2011

While this used to be the case primarily for country managers and those taking on overseas assignments, it now applies to all managers. Fortunately, more people are doing their due diligence these days. Smart managers at smart companies are usually somewhat prepared for cross-cultural collaboration.

Globalization 15

Globalization Engineering Due Diligence Project 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The success of an activist strategy is contingent upon placing a management team in an extremely reactive, frenzied and compromising position. Because by the time the activist has engaged senior management, they have already performed extensive due diligence on the company and have a detailed strategy they intend to pursue.

How To 8

How To Due Diligence Strategy Proposal 8