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Avoiding the Soft "Yes"

Harvard Business Review

It was undoubtedly a high-quality piece of work. 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. 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. Our partnering skills were maturing, so we became more precise in our evaluation process and expectations.