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I have been working on a series of posts detailing my thoughts on how I would fix or turn around a business operation. I would take a stab at a scenario an MBA candidate/intern threw at me. So far we have talked about financials and how to get a handle on your customers. Its all about [...]

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I suppose I should start this review off with a disclaimer. I am Alan Webber’s target audience. He was a managing editor of the Harvard Business Review and the cofounding editor of Fast Company. I am a card carrying member of the Fast Company Nation and read HBR whenever something catches my eye.I am a [...]

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I just read an article from the July-August 2007 issue of the Harvard Business Review, “Lessons from Toyota’s Long Drive.” Ahhhh, the joys of post holiday clean-up, finding stuff I had squirreled away in a dark corner. So, yes, I am a little behind in my reading. But I love this article. Specifically, I love [...]

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“See for Yourself”, an article in the latest strategy+business magazine by Tim and Larry Laseter takes Tom Peters’ Management by Walking Around one step further. The authors suggest that in order to be a truly effective and great manager, you have to get away from your reports and dashboards and get in front of people. [...]

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