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Module 6: Evaluating Character in High-Stakes Environments

By JOSEPH W. HANDLEY, Jr., Ph.D.

Throughout this series, Promod Haque has shared insights on leadership formation, organizational diversification, collaboration, resilience, and mentoring the next generation. As we conclude our conversation, he leaves us with one fina...


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Module 5: Practical Advice on Experience, Failure, and Leadership

By JOSEPH W. HANDLEY, Jr., Ph.D.

Over the course of this series, Promod Haque has shared lessons from his leadership journey, Norwest Venture Partners’ approach to diversification, the importance of trust, and the resilience that comes from adapting to change.<...


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Module 4: Lessons from Market Crises and the Need to Adapt

By JOSEPH W. HANDLEY, Jr., Ph.D.

In the first three modules of this series, we explored Promod Haque’s leadership journey, Norwest Venture Partners’ commitment to diversification, and the critical role that trust plays in building a healthy polycentric culture.

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Module 3: Collaboration, Mentoring, and Distributed Decision-Making

By JOSEPH W. HANDLEY, Jr., Ph.D.

In the first two modules of this series, we explored Promod Haque’s remarkable leadership journey and Norwest Venture Partners’ commitment to diversification. But genuine polycentric culture requires more than the right struct...


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Module 2: Building a Polycentric Organization in Practice

By JOSEPH W. HANDLEY, Jr., Ph.D.

I enjoyed continuing my conversation with my friend Promod Haque as we shifted from his personal leadership journey to the ways Norwest Venture Partners has put polycentric leadership into practice.

In this second installment of our series, Pr...


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