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Lesson #1: Never Compromise on Your Goals
“Once you consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things back the way they are.”
Launching A Revolution: The Start of Microsoft
When Gates and Allen saw a picture of the Altair 8080 on the cover of Popular Electronics, they knew their lives were going to be different. They recognized that the home computer market was about to explode and that they had the opportunity to be at the forefront of it all. Immediately, Gates called Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS), the company that was manufacturing the Altair, and told them that he and Allen had developed a programming language for the computer.

Lesson #4: Learn From Your Mistakes and Make Less
“The hardest lesson I’ve learned has been to not repeat the dumb mistakes I’ve made over the years,” says Schwartz, “which are too numerous to list.”

Lesson #4: Work Together
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success,” said Ford. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”

Ten Questions With Michael Raynor
Michael Raynor has a doctorate of business administration from Harvard and works for a big-name consulting firm so I had to overcome several deep-seated prejudices to read his new book The Strategy Paradox: Why Committing to Success Leads to Failure (and What To Do About It).

100 Ways to Succeed #83
Don't Forget Why You're Here!
Advice du Jour: Do Whatever Gets You Tenure
I was recently talking to a CEO friend of mine who is having trouble with his board. He thinks there is a very good chance that he will soon be fired.
Lessons from the Harvard Recruitment Process
I thought that because Harvard is so prestigious that it could sit back and let the best and brightest students come to it. I was wrong. In “How Harvard Gets Its Best and Brightest,” BusinessWeek reporter William Symonds explains the Harvard recruiting process.
The Desperation Solution
You have probably heard it said that necessity is the mother of invention. If necessity is its mother, desperation must certainly have been its father. Creative people often come up with breakthrough solutions only when they're forced to. Professors from the University of Chicago and Harvard determined that there is direct correlation between when unemployment runs out and when people get a job. While desperation may be a great motivator, it's not always the most productive way to perform with excellence. I believe there is a win/win solution here as you and I-as mature, functioning people-can set our own deadlines.

Directors Want Better Boards - And Rightly So
One of the many issues we identify is when Board Chairs and CEO's take the lead in areas in which they don't have the strengths or skills to justify taking the lead. They often discount the contributions, thoughts and ideas of directors or executives who are stronger than they are in that area. As a result, the company is not always choosing the best strategies and ideas, or having the right discussions, asking the right questions, or making the right decisions at the right times.
How Your Stress Management Skills Affects Your Earning Potential
Do you rant and rave to get your point across? Do you find yourself blaming others or consistently complaining about your business woes? You may dismiss it as 'just letting off steam' but research is now showing that such poor stress management skills can affect your earning potential by as much as 233%...
Students And Executive Improve Their IQ With Meta-Learning
Some secrets revealed to ace your career, and make you indispensable to your organization.
Four Websites to Incorporate into Your Business Today
A quick overview of four popular websites that can help your business grow its online presence.
Your On-Line Credibility Depends On Who You Hang Out With
It is vitally important who you hang out with and how you interact with people.
** The Passion of the Resume**
This article will help you become a better resume screener by being able to identify key words, phrases and other things that you can look for in a resume.

I'll Be Happy When...
We seem to spend a lot of time predicting what will make us happy (we call it daydreaming) and what will make us unhappy (we call it worrying). What we're really doing is wanting. We "know" what we want and don't want, and what will make us happy and not happy.

Personal Finance Advice
John Campbell is an economics professor at Harvard University who recently published a study that has some telling advice; what it tells us is that the less you know about your financial situation, the worse off you’ll be. Sure, industry advisors have been telling us this for years, but now there’s a Harvard study to back it up. Whether you handle your money on your own, or you seek out personal finance advice from an expert, the more uninformed you are, the more you’re going to wind up paying without realizing it.

Other Harvard Related Articles

Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn
The average number of LinkedIn connections for people who work at Google is forty-seven.The average number for Harvard Business School grads is fifty-eight, so you could skip the MBA, work at Google, and probably get most of the connections you need. Later, you can hire Harvard MBAs to prepare your income taxes.
What They Now Are Teaching MBAs at BSchools According to Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
In 1984 Mark McCormack wrote “What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School – Notes From A Street Smart Executive.” In 1989 Mark wrote “What They Still Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School.” I thought of those 2 books when I was researching some trends in MBA education programs. I discovered that there had been some critical elements missing with the MBA education and that there are troubles with newly graduated MBAs. My research indicated that new MBA graduates have really lacked key interpersonal skills, the ability to write and speak clearly and persuasively, teambuilding skills, and an understanding and commitment to business ethics. So what is being done to address these gaps in the MBA education?

Personal Finance Advice
John Campbell is an economics professor at Harvard University who recently published a study that has some telling advice; what it tells us is that the less you know about your financial situation, the worse off you’ll be. Sure, industry advisors have been telling us this for years, but now there’s a Harvard study to back it up. Whether you handle your money on your own, or you seek out personal finance advice from an expert, the more uninformed you are, the more you’re going to wind up paying without realizing it.

Money can't buy you love but it can buy you happiness
Exploring the issue of happiness by introducing you to the latest research from a group of Harvard professors and my own observations over the years.

Lessons from the Harvard Recruitment Process
I thought that because Harvard is so prestigious that it could sit back and let the best and brightest students come to it. I was wrong. In “How Harvard Gets Its Best and Brightest,” BusinessWeek reporter William Symonds explains the Harvard recruiting process.
What's happening to our nation's 27 million small businesses
Meet Karen Mills, 55, Harvard-educated, with both an economics degree and an MBA from her alma mater

Howard Gardner talks about thought leadership and 'good work'
Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A.Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also holds positions as Adjunct Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and Senior Director of Harvard Project Zero. Among numerous honors, Gardner received a MacArthur Prize Fellowship in 1981. He has received honorary degrees from 26 colleges and universities. In 2005 and again in 2008, he was selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of the 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world. The author of 25 books translated into 28 languages, and several hundred articles, Gardner is best known in educational circles for his theory of multiple intelligences.
3 most important films for leaders and entrepreneurs.
With last week’s Academy Awards still top of mind Harvard Business blogger Anthony Tjan has put together a list of must-see films for entrepreneurs.
Harvard Business Review Hit and Then Missed the Mark on Sales
An analysis of Harvard Business Review's recent article regarding observations about sales skills and salespeople.

Nine Things Successful People Do Differently
Found this great post at The Harvard Business Review Blog. Here are the 9 things successful people do differently. I summarize very briefly below, but you have to go to the original article to real the full thing.
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