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Interns to the Rescue! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

By Susan Gunelius Guest post by Abby Marks Beale (learn more about Abby at the end of this post) As a solo entrepreneur, I have learned to spend my time on those things I major in (activities I am good at and like to do) while parceling out the things I minor in (tasks I am not good at or don’t enjoy) to those who have the expertise (and interest!).

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How to Design Work Projects for Maximum Learning

Harvard Business Review

Enrollment in learning programs has surged over the last few years to generate a global executive education market of over $70 billion a year. That is why live business projects can be powerful vehicles for learning, especially when they aim for dramatic outcomes on a tight timeframe. That will give urgency to the learning.

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Google, Don't Choose Micromanagement

Harvard Business Review

If your company had just announced a 27% increase in revenues in this market, you'd probably be quite happy. And you'd think the market would be, too. Like many other companies that have a core product line, Google is struggling to find its next market. Giddy even. But, for Google, analysts seem decidedly unhappy. And so on.).

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How to Improve Your Sales Skills, Even If You’re Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business Review

And that is part and parcel of professional life. It’s your job to figure out your customer’s motivations: “What would it take to get your boss to sign off on a project or to get your clients excited about what you have to offer?” ” But that notion is outdated. ” Here’s how to get better at it.

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

CEO Kenneth Samet, along with Wagner and the six other executives on the leadership team, set a long-term goal of building a major growth business from these new areas. This includes both the near-term projects needed to enhance the core business and new-growth projects needed to move down the path toward long-term business transformation.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. And in a connected world, build­ing stronger external networks to tap into the best sources of insight into environmental trends is also part and parcel of the leadership role.

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