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Expert Interview Series: Roddy Millar Helps Business Leaders Translate Academic Research to Innovative Leadership

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He’s the founder and Managing Editor for IEDP – covering the global executive development sector– and cofounder of IEDP’s sister organization, Ideas for Leaders , which reviews, distills and shares the latest research on business leadership coming out of universities and business schools around the globe.

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Whose Job Is It to Manage Freelancers?

Harvard Business Review

And as part of a contingent staffing strategy, emerging businesses and startups can afford access to outstanding technical experts that would otherwise be cost prohibitive on a full-time basis. Others are new to managing or stronger technically than as a supervisor. Create the role of “external talent manager.”

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I Joined Airbnb at 52, and Here’s What I Learned About Age, Wisdom, and the Tech Industry

Harvard Business Review

Especially in the tech industry. The tech sector, which has become as famous for toxic company cultures as for innovation, and as well-known for human resource headaches as for hoodie-wearing CEOs, could use a little of the mellowness and wisdom that comes with age. Being in a tech company was new for this old fart.

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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business Review

Alice, an outstanding 24-year-old engineer working for a top technology company, wants to launch her own startup within the next five years, but she doesn’t yet have a venture concept. What knowledge and skills does Alice need to lead a technology venture? Cofounders are crucial. Juan Díaz-faes for HBR.

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4 Factors That Predict Startup Success, and One That Doesn’t

Harvard Business Review

The data also shows that younger founders and founders with prestigious educational backgrounds or prior experience in large technology companies tend to be more successful. Good investments are increasingly coming from burgeoning technology centers in Texas and North Carolina. Of course, some caveats are in order.

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Spotting the Great but Imperfect Resume

Harvard Business Review

Directors keep nudging these CEOs to play it safe, filling the management team with steady performers whose work history closely matches the job at hand, even if there's no sense of "wow!" Standout examples can be found everywhere from military special-forces units to some of Silicon Valley's top tech companies. in the job interviews.

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Scientists Working Outside Their Fields Are More Likely to Become Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

First, just 22% of the respondents reported a mismatch due to not being able to find a job in their field. Similarly, some people move from technical to managerial positions in order to advance in their careers. These results have important implications for managers and policy makers.