Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2013

Dinner at the Allison is truly my favorite meal — fish cooked to perfection, wild mushrooms, desserts to die for. Need to micro-manage less? Yes, your ability to change is based, in part, on having a particular skill. But mostly it's about willpower and managing your impulses long enough to avoid getting in your own way.

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Hotels How To Resistance Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Different operational skills. If you are great at the finances, an early-stage Excel ninja partner probably isn't be the top priority. Michael recently co-authored Wild West 2.0 Diversity on your founding team will give you strength. Similar work habits. You should find someone who shares your expectations on work-life balance.

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How To Long-term Learning Curve Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2015

“Our skills grow and deepen when we teach others,” says Spreitzer. Though she liked the stability of her role as head of communications for the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), which finances private-sector ventures in developing countries, she could feel her interest in her role beginning to wane.

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How To Mentor Case Study Career 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 22, 2018

Most decision makers try to find an experienced web development company with skills that align with the planned project. Brendan Wilde of Discountdomains.co.nz ‘A contractor with limited experience can be a star in a specific field but cannot always see the system in a broader sense’, Wilde added.

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B2B Development Wilde Project 63

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Yet most remain uneasy or uninvolved when it comes to talking about and managing money. When she's not at work managing a portfolio that consistently outperforms relevant benchmarks, you can find her at home buying and bearing bonds. Some of the dreams I finance are close to home. — USA Today.

Finance 8

Finance P&L Due Diligence Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2018

” Emotional self-awareness is a skill that can be learned, and it involves becoming aware of the signs of emotions intruding upon consciousness through feelings and moods, anticipating their impact on thoughts, and using this awareness to limit their effects on decision and action.

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Entrepreneur Self-aware Tacit Knowledge Mentor 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

Many American-funded entrepreneurship efforts focus merely on promoting “self-employment and micro and small enterprises,” or helping people “[develop] skills beyond basic literacy and numeracy,” or “identify[ing] work force needs.” Here are two surprising facts. federal budget goes to foreign aid.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Policies Entrepreneur NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Obviously models have to simplify reality, but one of the real skills is essentially being able — it’s an art, not a science — to say, ‘What are the key levers here? Then, in 2006, came The Theory of Corporate Finance — not a field Tirole had really been known for. Corporate finance? That appeared out of nowhere,” says Gans.

Strategy 8

Strategy Rivkin Game Theory Porter 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

What most companies (and economies) dont do is to stop doing — and thats a self-defeating problem. We seem to be clueless about making room for deep questioning and thinking: reflecting. Our doing/reflecting ratio is wildly out of whack. What most companies (and economies) dont do is to stop doing — and thats a self-defeating problem.

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Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15