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The CEO’s Journey Is a 3-Act Play

Harvard Business

Instead of treating a leadership role as an unending sprint, CEOs should approach their tenure as a series of three phases. Act one requires a leader to establish legitimacy, build a top team, and begin to communicate and implement a change agenda. Act two requires revisiting many of the choices made during the earlier phase, correcting mistakes, and reenergizing the organization.

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How To Deal With Whale Clients In Consulting

Consulting Success

Let’s talk about whale clients. You know the ones I’m referring to — those game-changing accounts that can skyrocket your consulting business to new heights. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill clients; we’re talking about industry titans with employee rosters longer than your arm and revenues that make other businesses blush. But what really sets these whales.

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How to Gracefully Decline a Networking Request

Harvard Business

When you’re new to the workforce, you may feel pressure to engage every possible connection. However, continuously giving your time, energy, and focus to the wrong people can add up and take away from more meaningful work. There are times when it’s to your benefit to respectfully decline a networking invitation. Here are a few red flags to look out for when deciding whether to accept a networking request: the person is primarily interested in selling you a product or service rather than building

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Three Top Reasons Mortgage Delinquencies Are Rising

MishTalk

Mortgage delinquencies are not at a seriously problematic level, but they are rising for ominous reasons.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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How India Can Fix Its Employment Crisis

Harvard Business

Despite a roaring economy, India is in the middle of an employment crisis: In a country with the world’s largest and youngest workforce, there are very few good jobs to be had. To maintain its economic momentum through consistently high GDP growth, India needs to produce more jobs and move a greater proportion of its workforce into higher productivity sectors.

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Physicians Need Better Data Management Systems to Improve Patient Care - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business

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Retreat!

Seth Godin Blog

We’ve managed to lionize, celebrate and elevate the mindset of “CHARGE!” Even when better judgment and experience would indicate that we’re often more likely to succeed with a strategic re-evaluation of the situation. Making a new decision based on new information isn’t weakness. In fact, it’s the opposite. No whimpering required.

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Bringing Down the Temperature During Polarizing Times

Harvard Business

Whoever wins the U.S. presidential election in November will be confronted with a country still bitterly divided. Many feel a sense of hopelessness and fear for the future, just as they sear over past injustices. But there are glimmers of solutions that can be effected through transformational leadership. The author, who ran a program at Oxford University that assembled and built “unlikely coalitions” among more than 1,000 current and prospective public leaders from more than 100 countries, offe