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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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How Companies Say They’re Using Big Data

Harvard Business Review

.” Survey respondents included Presidents, Chief Information Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, Chief Marketing Officers, and Chief Data Officers representing 50 industry giants, including American Express, Capital One, Disney, Ford Motors, General Electric, JP Morgan, MetLife, Nielsen, Turner Broadcasting, United Parcel Service, and USAA.

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6 Ways to Keep Good Ideas from Dying at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

What would new product development executives or project managers in the R&D lab tell you are the organizational dynamics that ice their best ideas? business units and functional groups like marketing or human resources set out “challenges” that they’d like employees to work on. Here are six ways to change that.

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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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How the Internet Saved Handmade Goods

Harvard Business Review

Today, the company does roughly $50 million in total sales, with the home market accounting for over 80% of them. Consolidation shrinks the market down, often to one remaining, integrated producer, who can still profit by serving a small group of legacy customers. That’s a healthy company. There is no paradox.