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The Top Five Career Regrets

Harvard Business Review

I had just finished a guest lecture on business and innovation at Parson's School for Design , and a particularly attentive front-row audience member kicked off question time with the curliest one of the day. Whoever called them golden handcuffs wasn't joking. What do you regret most about your career? I wish I had quit earlier.

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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

Manage culture by setting expectations appropriately. Innovative, proudly geeky Norwegian software company, Trolltech , an open-source pioneer, landed a contract with the mobile division of Sharp, the Japan-based consumer electronics global powerhouse. Manage the arduously long sales cycle.

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Huawei’s Culture Is the Key to Its Success

Harvard Business Review

This innovation made it cheaper for carriers to deploy base stations, and was popular with European carriers. This employee shareholding system is referred to within Huawei as the “silver handcuff.” Employee Dedication. Huawei emphasizes that the only way to obtain opportunities is through hard work.