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Unexpected Leadership Lessons that Mobsters Can Teach Lawful Leaders

Leading Blog

Finally, leaders must develop a culture that communicates the organization’s vision and strategy. The Mafia, Hells Angels, and the Sinaloa Cartel had different missions and strategies, and so their leaders developed unique corporate governance schemes. Then these individuals’ performance must be measured and rewarded.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Barratt Developments. Telecommunications. Telecommunications. Telecommunications. Procter & Gamble. Consumer Goods. Technology. Johnson & Johnson. Biotech & Pharma. Walt Disney. Prudential Financial. Automotive. Cisco Systems. Communication. British American Tobacco. Alibaba Group. Technology. HSBC Holdings.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. People need at least a rudimentary understanding of finance to become good entrepreneurs or artisans.

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Corporate China's Succession Struggles

Harvard Business Review

Consider, for example, the Shenzhen-based Huawei , which has become the world's second largest telecommunications equipment-maker. Clearly, Chinese executives have no choice but to grow up quickly and develop effective "succession plans with Chinese characteristics.".

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Can African Tech Startups Succeed in a World Dominated by Facebook and Google?

Harvard Business Review

Across African markets, information and communication technology (ICT) is facilitating the process of socioeconomic developments. That is the paralysis we are seeing in telecommunications, in e-commerce, and across the broad ICT sector. ICT has offered new ways of exchanging information and transacting business efficiently and cheaply.

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What Investors Need to Know About Zimbabwe After Mugabe

Harvard Business Review

Mugabe’s ouster and replacement with his one-time deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was the most significant development in the Southern African nation since it gained independence from Britain in 1980. Mnangagwa is clear that he wants to rebuild the economy and start fresh with foreign businesses.

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How CMOs and CROs Can Be Allies

Harvard Business Review

Both practices have long developed insights into their customers based on data and analytics. The marketing and sales team of one major technology vendor, for instance, partnered with risk to assemble a range of financing packages to help its mid-market clients fund upgrades, manage invoice payments, and smooth cash flows.