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Case Study: When Two Leaders on the Senior Team Hate Each Other

Harvard Business

Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources. But one person had given him the lowest ratings possible, and from the written remarks, Lance could tell that it was Ahmed Lund, Barker’s head of sales. “You’re surprised?”

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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you’d like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your full name, company or university affiliation, and email address.

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Case Study: When You Have to Choose Between Core and New Customers

Harvard Business

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. She’d joined the company six weeks before, following a long stint as CMO of Atawear, a high-end sports apparel company. “Do you work for Mendoza?”

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business

As much as you’d like to leave your manager’s office having made the sale, it’s important “not to push for a yes or no right away,” Dillon says. Case Study #1: Propose a pilot and then ace it by being responsive and productive. Give your boss time. ” And then back off.

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The Wheaties Box and the Why of Celebrity Endorsements

Harvard Business

” For example, camera maker Canon chose Maria Sharapova, one of Elberse’s case study subjects, because the Russian tennis star represents “power, precision[, and] a sense of style.”

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6 Pricing Strategies You Should Consider

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

I was putting together a lecture for Ken Troupe’s Sports Revenue Class and as part of the lecture, I jotted down a few pricing strategies. You also likely leave money on the table or miss sales because you don’t know your market well enough. You receive. Let me share them with you this morning. The downsides are many.

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