The actor, director, and entrepreneur on making choices and taking risks.

Sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020 caught small- and medium-sized Chinese enterprises off guard, such as Ciyang Garment Factory (CY) in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. Many migrant workers could not come for work on time because of the outbreak, and Li Qiang-the founder and general manager of CY-felt uneasy about defaulting on orders and worried about future lawsuits. The experienced garment maker Liu Ning, who had been working in .....more

In the past 20 years, Liu Pengkai greatly stimulated employees'' initiative and creativity through practical application of a set of unique and flexible management by heart (hereinafter referred to as "MBH") models by different means in specific tasks, which facilitated the enterprise''s sound development. MBH model enabled employees to turn ideas into concrete actions and make achievements. It also guided employees to always .....more

SoLa Impact upended the traditional affordable housing industry by delivering high-quality housing to low-income tenants and double-digit financial returns to investors. Founded by Martin Muoto, a former venture capitalist and Nigerian immigrant, SoLa developed its model by purchasing properties in South Los Angeles. Leveraging its success, in 2020, SoLa opened its fourth and, most ambitious, real estate fund: the $1 billion Black Impact Fund. To .....more

Innovators can be their own worst enemies, derailed by personal traits, such as confidence and optimism, that are essential to creativity but can be toxic when taken to an extreme, and by emotions such as fear, doubt, regret, and frustration, which are typical when trying something new but can too easily stall or destroy entrepreneurial efforts. And although practical advice abounds on how to innovate, in-depth guidance on conquering these mental .....more

Ivory Tower, the world''s leading online education platform, is considering whether to accept payments and invest cash reserves in Bitcoin. The gung-ho CEO thinks the move is a no-brainer, but the board and the finance team have deep reservations. What should the CFO do? This fictional case study by Charles C.Y. Wang features expert commentary by Amrita Ahuja and Roxi Wen. This HBR Case Study includes both the case and the commentary. For .....more

Ivory Tower, the world''s leading online education platform, is considering whether to accept payments and invest cash reserves in Bitcoin. The gung-ho CEO thinks the move is a no-brainer, but the board and the finance team have deep reservations. What should the CFO do? This fictional case study by Charles C.Y. Wang features expert commentary by Amrita Ahuja and Roxi Wen. For teaching purposes, this is the case-only version of the HBR case .....more

Ivory Tower, the world''s leading online education platform, is considering whether to accept payments and invest cash reserves in Bitcoin. The gung-ho CEO thinks the move is a no-brainer, but the board and the finance team have deep reservations. What should the CFO do? This fictional case study by Charles C.Y. Wang features expert commentary by Amrita Ahuja and Roxi Wen. For teaching purposes, this is the commentary-only version of the .....more