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How People Analytics Can Help You Change Process, Culture, and Strategy

Harvard Business Review

The people analytics team was surprised — as was finance team in that country, which had no reason to benchmark themselves against other countries and had no idea that they were such a bright spot. Feedback loops and other methods of data-driven storytelling are our favorite way that people analytics makes culture transformation happen.

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Entrepreneurship: A Working Definition

Harvard Business Review

Technology risk is high when engineering or scientific breakthroughs are required to bring a solution to fruition. Financing risk relates to whether external capital will be available on reasonable terms. The entrepreneur's task is to manage this uncertainty, while recognizing that certain risks cannot be influenced by their actions.

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What the Best Transformational Leaders Do

Harvard Business Review

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. It’s a strategy that has also worked for others on the list.

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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business Review

Alice, an outstanding 24-year-old engineer working for a top technology company, wants to launch her own startup within the next five years, but she doesn’t yet have a venture concept. The survey results show that no single management skill stands out above the rest. Juan Díaz-faes for HBR. Several themes emerged.

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44 Content Marketing Agencies Defined by 65 Marketers

Miles Anthony Smith

It leads to a higher search engine visibility through stronger online authority (links and social shares). They somehow manage to engage with their audience consistently by constantly putting out articles, infographics, or anything of value, not just in content marketing but also in sales.

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