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How to Reach Out After Losing Touch
What’s worse than having the perfect person to reach out to about a job opportunity, a career switch, or an impending move to Asia, and not being able to do so because you’ve lost touch? How many people have you come across in your life who suddenly might help your cause, personally or professionally, but […]
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Learn to Love Networking
“I hate networking.” It’s a familiar refrain. But in today’s world, networking is a necessity–and fortunately, an aversion to it can be overcome. Drawing…
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- From the May 2016 Issue
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The Ambidextrous Organization
Innovation
Magazine Article- Charles A. O’Reilly III
- Michael L. Tushman
Established companies can develop radical innovations and protect their traditional businesses. The secret? Create organizationally distinct units that are tightly integrated at the senior executive level.
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Asking for a Favor: The Three Keys
From small favors (“Could you cover for me on the conference call tomorrow?”) to the more onerous (“Can you please introduce me to your contact at Nike?”), we are all in the habit of asking one another for help. Keith Ferrazzi’s bestselling Never Eat Alone highlighted our personal interconnectivity at home and at work. It’s […]
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Exerting Influence Without Authority
Strategy
Digital Article- Lauren Keller Johnson
Congratulations—you’ve been asked to lead a change initiative! But there’s a catch—its success hinges on the cooperation of several people across your organization over whom you have no formal authority. If you’re like most managers, you’re facing this sort of challenge more often these days because of flatter management structures, outsourcing, and virtual teams. For […]
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How to Build Your Network
Many sensational ideas have faded away into obscurity because they failed to reach the right people. A strong personal network, however, can launch a…
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- From the December 2005 Issue
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Lessons from Successful Networkers
Professional networks are by far the most important source of new job opportunities. Networks are critical to your career. But building a powerful network takes time. It takes effort. You must build it before you need it. Maybe you’re one of the lucky people whose natural charm attracts others. That will get you to first […]
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Brightcove, Inc. in 2007
Brightcove, a technology and services provider to content owners in the Internet television field, aimed to become a media distribution company in its…
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Heidi Roizen
Heidi Roizen, a venture capitalist at SOFTBANK Venture Capital and a former entrepreneur, maintains an extensive personal and professional network. She…
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Digitalization at Siemens
The case discusses the digitalization strategy of Siemens AG, a German-based company operating in manufacturing and electronics. The increasing impact…
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Staging Two-sided Platforms
Firms that aspire to develop two-sided platforms face a formidable challenge. Prospective users on each side will not invest in the platform until they…
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Developmental Network Questionnaire
The Developmental Network Questionnaire is an instrument designed to reveal information about the sources of developmental assistance in an individual’s…
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Danaher Corporation, 2007-2017
On July 2, 2016, Danaher Corporation completed the spinoff of Fortive Corporation. The previous day, Danaher’s stock price had reached an all-time high….
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Tencent
Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider…
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Dove: Evolution of a Brand
Examines the evolution of Dove from functional brand to a brand with a point of view after Unilever designated it as a masterbrand, and expanded its portfolio…
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HBR Guide to Office Politics
Don’t let destructive drama sideline your career. Every organization has its share of political drama: Personalities clash. Agendas compete. Turf wars…
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HBR Guide to Networking
HATE THE IDEA OF SCHMOOZING AND GLAD-HANDING TO SUCCEED? Most of us feel that way. But you don’t have to be slick and indiscriminate to create and sustain…
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