THE TESTS OF A LEADER | BEST OF HBR | 1995 Editor’s Note: Guiding change may be the ultimate test of a leader – no business survives over the long term if it can’t reinvent itself. But‚ human nature being what it is‚ fundamental change is often resisted mightily by the people it most affects: those in the trenches of the business. Thus‚ leading change is both absolutely essential and incredibly difficult. Perhaps nobody understands the anatomy of organizational change better than retired
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The Structure of Trifles Susan Glaspell‚ author of the play Trifles quickly grabs the audience’s attention by her use of details about the set. The set is in complete disarray and noted by County Attorney when he says “Not much of a housekeeper‚ would you say‚ ladies?” The story centers around five individuals who are inside the home of a woman who is suspected of murdering her husband. Three men (a neighbor‚ a sheriff‚ and a county attorney) are walking around the home trying to
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lateen sail which required a large crew by a square sail which also made for more speed when running offshore. Caravels were usually built with a double tower at the stern and a single tower in the bow. Top speed for a caravel was about 8 knots; the average was 4 knots for 90-100 miles in a day. Throughout the 1400s and beyond‚ hostilities increased among nations at sea over commerce and land. This caused countries to have to look to upgrade offenses and defenses at sea‚ leading to the creation of
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Manager’s Guide to Forecasting by David M. Georgoff and Robert G. Murdick Harvard Business Review Reprint 86104 J A N U A RY– F E B R U A RY 1 9 8 6 HBR Manager’s Guide to Forecasting David M. Georgoff and Robert G. Murdick E arly in 1984‚ the Houston-based COMPAQ Computer Corporation‚ manufacturer of IBMcompatible microcomputers‚ faced a decision that would profoundly affect its future. Recognizing that IBM would soon introduce its version of the portable computer and threaten
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Chinese Culture Club Xiang Bao Activity- May 30‚ 2014 Hello everyone‚ and thank you for coming today. I start this meeting at ____. Motion. Second. II. Explain activity a. today we are going to be making scented sachets‚ or Xiang Bao in cele bration of the Dragon Boat festival which is on June 2nd. Also‚ for those of you who are I. here for the extra credit‚ you must stay for the entire activity and show Mrs.Hung your finished product before you leave b. So that you are all familiar
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bathroom door. “Are you o.k. honey?” I fearfully asked. Julie than told me that she thought her water broke. I immediately developed a knot in my stomach and responded‚ “No honey‚ It’s not what you think.” I felt for sure that it was a false alarm. I asked her to call her doctor to see what she says. Julie paged her doctor and immediately the phone rang. The knot in my stomach intensified and my heart rate started to elevate. Julie’s doctor instructed us to go to the hospital to check in. We live
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HBR CASE STUDY Good Money After Bad? Jack Brandon’s initial idea has not panned out‚ and the cash is nearly gone. But he’s got a new plan. Will you back him a second time? by John W. Mullins F Daniel Vasconcellos overlooking the sparkling lights of San Francisco‚ Christian Harbinson gazed across the bay to the hills above Sausalito. “There’s nothing like a vigorous hike‚” he thought‚“to clear the mind before a crucial meeting.” It was a mild March evening‚ and the 35-year-old venture
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and the Greek commander gave great resistance but at the end Alexander defeated and conquered Asia Minor. After his victory in Asia Minor Alexander turned toward the Gordium north to Central Asia Minor‚ the young king slashed the knot which was home of the famous Gordian Knot. Alexander defeated the Persian army and took over Syria next he established Alexandria the capital as he conquered Egypt. After conquering Egypt he went ruled over Persia and Babylonian. As he moved through Persia he began
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Review No. 85510 This document is authorized for use only by Christopher Bourbeau (cebourbe@illinois.edu). Copying or posting is an infringement of copyright. Please contact customerservice@harvardbusiness.org or 800-988-0886 for additional copies. HBR SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 1985 The Hidden Factory Jeffrey G. Miller and Thomas E. Vollmann While the world’s attention is focused on the fight to increase productivity and develop new technologies‚ manufacturing managers—especially those in the electronics
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REAC 714 Studying SN1 and SN2 Reactions: Nucleophilic Substitution at Saturated Carbon Date of Experiment: February 6‚ 2008 Objective: The objective of this laboratory experiment is to study both SN1 and SN2 reactions. The first part of the lab focuses on synthesizing 1-bromobutane from 1-butanol by using an SN2 mechanism. The obtained product will then be analyzed using infrared spectroscopy and refractive index. The second part of the lab concentrates on how different factors influence the rate
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