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Avoiding the Soft "Yes"

Harvard Business Review

The project team had spent the past six months designing a new strategy to accelerate growth in a critical emerging market for a multibillion-dollar multinational. Consider creating an exit strategy in case things don''t go according to plan. It was undoubtedly a high-quality piece of work. Be specific.

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Making Hospital Partnerships Work

Harvard Business Review

For example, we openly stated a preference for an institution that would be willing to partner with us for at least 10 years, and we included specific language about exit strategies. Indeed, market share in each service line has grown substantially. Enrollees get discounts at more than 100 local businesses (e.g.,

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Give Impact Investing Time and Space to Develop

Harvard Business Review

An estimated 250 funds are actively raising capital in a market that the Global Impact Investing Network estimates at $25 billion. Impact investing has captured the world’s imagination. Just six years after the Rockefeller Foundation coined the term, the sector is booming. First, impact investing needs time to develop.