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The Business Lessons of the Belmont Stakes

Harvard Business Review

Daniel Kahneman , a renowned psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in economics, developed this concept in the 1970s along with his collaborator, Amos Tversky. Well, we can quantify that with something called a Beyer Speed Figure , a measure of a horse's performance adjusted for track conditions. Silver Charm — 233.

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The Business Lessons of the Belmont Stakes

Harvard Business Review

Daniel Kahneman , a renowned psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in economics, developed this concept in the 1970s along with his collaborator, Amos Tversky. Well, we can quantify that with something called a Beyer Speed Figure , a measure of a horse's performance adjusted for track conditions. Silver Charm — 233.

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Three Traps Facing New Global Leaders

Harvard Business Review

Recently, I spoke with Linda Sharkey , an author and expert in global leadership development and culture change, to chat with me about this issue. Here are three things you should do as you develop your own capacity to lead from a global perspective: 1) Ask yourself: "How attuned am I personally to other cultures?" 2) Review your team.