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The Thought Leader Interview: David Kantor

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is Art Kleiner‘s Introduction to an interview of David Kantor, an eminent systems therapist who says that learning to recognize the hidden patterns in conversation is the first step toward more effective executive leadership.

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Clayton Christensen on “The Discipline of Managing Disruption”

First Friday Book Synopsis

Here is a brief excerpt from an interview conducted by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine, published by Bain & Company. Bain & Company Ceramics Process Systems Corporation Clayton Christensen CPS Technologies Corporation Curtis W. To read the complete interview, check out other resources, learn [.].

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Best HR Software Providers: Standard-setters in performance tracking to 401(K) management

HR Digest

Human Resources Management Systems (HRMS) these days manage a wide variety of tasks ranging from assessment to learning and strategy planning to payroll management. But it’s not so easy to find the perfect fit for your organization when there are 80 million sites that have something to say about ‘Human Resources Information Systems.’

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The Thought Leader Interview: Didier Lombard

First Friday Book Synopsis

The interview was conducted by Art Kleiner and Pierre Péladeau. Here is another outstanding interview of Didier Lombard from a series featured by strategy+business magazine, published by Booz & Comany.

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How to Put Leadership Back into Strategy

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This post is adapted from a larger interview conducted by Ken Favaro and Art Kleiner. That means building a system of advantage—a business model tailored to that purpose, where the pieces work in sync, and where the whole is more than the sum of the parts. To read the full article, click here.]. That’s just the beginning.

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How VC John Doerr Sets (and Achieves) Goals

Harvard Business Review

Since joining Kleiner Perkins in 1980, venture capitalist John Doerr has helped fund Intuit, Amazon, Google, Twitter, and a host of other well-known tech companies. Many of them utilize a goal-setting system Doerr calls “OKR,” for “objectives” and “key results.” They’re bold and aspirational.

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The One Thing VCs Could Do Immediately to Increase Returns

Harvard Business Review

Ted Schlein, general partner at Kleiner Perkins, was recently invited to discuss race and investment in technology. And so all ears were tuned in when well-known VC Ted Schlein of Kleiner Perkins started talking… but Ted denied there was a problem. For we are all at risk when your system excludes. But bear with me.