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A Primer on the Art of Finance: For Entrepreneurs
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6545BC-EIf you're like a lot of entrepreneurs, you may be a little mystified by the idea that finance is partly an art. But understanding the "artistic" aspects of finance is key to developing financial intelligence. This chapter examines how financial professionals make estimates and assumptions using accruals and allocations, depreciation, and valuation. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs."Starting at €8.20
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Zen and the Art of Monetary Maintenance: The Fed's New Communication Style
Harris, Ethan S.Book Chapter HBS-7630BC-EFinanceBen Bernanke, the latest Fed chair, belongs to a generation of economists who believe in a fully transparent central bank, which means clearly conveying to the public its forecasts for the economy, its policy goals, and the rationale behind its policy choices. However, Bernanke is also likely to keep a much lower profile than his predecessor, Alan Greenspan, who became an economic guru. This chapter examines how Bernanke is changing the way the F...Starting at €8.20
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Practicing the Necessary Art of Disengagement: When Discovery-Driven Initiatives Must Be Abandoned
McGrath, Rita Gunther; MacMillan, Ian C.Book Chapter HBS-3076BC-EFor all the effort that you may have put into developing each of the discovery-driven plans in your growth portfolio, it's important to remember that even with great planning and strict discipline, many of your projects are unlikely to achieve commercial success. In pursuing a portfolio of growth initiatives, you will find that, sadly, the bulk of them will never emerge as major growth drivers. If redirecting the project doesn't work, you may con...Starting at €8.20
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Statecraft: The Art, Science, and Illusion of Governing 2.4 Billion People: The Modern State in China and India
Khanna, TarunBook Chapter HBS-8052BC-EEntrepreneurshipThis chapter examines the evolution of the Chinese and Indian governments over the last half-century and the political legacies each country struggles with as it opens up to the twenty-first century. This chapter is excerpted from "Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours"Starting at €8.20
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What Is Financial Intelligence: The Three Main Components
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6532BC-EFundamentally, financial intelligence boils down to three distinct skill sets: understanding the foundation, understanding the art of finance, and understanding financial analysis. This chapter provides an overview of all three skills, along with a discussion about some roadblocks to financial intelligence. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs."Starting at €8.20
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Building an Organization That Does Deals Worth Doing: How So Many Smart Companies Get It Wrong
Ertel, Danny; Gordon, MarkBook Chapter HBS-5034BC-EInstead of thinking of negotiation as an art, think of it as a discipline that must be approached in an organized, systemic manner. This chapter illustrates how such an outlook will help you achieve across-the-board improvements. This chapter is excerpted from "The Point of the Deal: How to Negotiate When Yes is Not Enough."Starting at €8.20
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Revenue - The Issue is Recognition: Entrepreneurs Need to Understand the Possibilities and Pitfalls
Berman, Karen; Knight, JoeBook Chapter HBS-6548BC-EThe issue of when a sale can be recorded is one of the more artful aspects of the income statement that entrepreneurs need to learn. This chapter explains the often murky guidelines accountants use for recording and recognizing a sale and identifies some areas you should keep an eye on where manipulation of the numbers sometimes occurs. This chapter is excerpted from "Financial Intelligence for Entrepreneurs."Starting at €8.20
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Leaders as Expert Performers: Practice Can Trump Talent
Thomas, Robert J.Book Chapter HBS-4476BC-ELeadership and People ManagementNo amount of native talent can prepare a leader for the infinite variety of circumstances she will face or the challenges she must surmount. Like accomplished performers in sports, music, or the arts, great leaders practice as strenuously as they perform and seize opportunities not only to learn by doing, but to learn while doing. This chapter is excerpted from "Crucibles of Leadership: How to Learn from Experience to Become a Great Leader."Starting at €8.20
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Talk to Your Stakeholders: Leadership with Integrity
Friedman, Stewart D.Book Chapter HBS-4576BC-ETo be a better leader and have a richer life, you have to continually practice the art of meaningful conversation with those you hope to inspire. This chapter considers how to use different forms of communication to connect with the key stakeholders in the different domains of your life, and prepares you for conducting dialogues with each to verify your assumptions and leverage different perspectives. This chapter is excerpted from "Total Leader...Starting at €8.20
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Through the Eye of an Iconoclast: Think Differently by Seeing Differently
Berns, GregoryBook Chapter HBS-7749BC-EDale Chihuly is a prototypical iconoclast: he has single-handedly torn down conventional notions of glass art and created something entirely new in its place. He has been able to do so partly because an accident that left him blind in his left eye forced his brain to reinterpret visual stimuli in a new way. In this chapter, neuroscientist Gregory Berns explains how the iconoclast perceives things differently than most people in order to illustrat...Starting at €8.20