The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Why don’t successful people and organizations automatically become very successful? One important explanation is due to what I call “the clarity paradox,” which can be summed up in four predictable phases: Phase 1: When we really have clarity of purpose, it leads to success. Phas … | Continue reading


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New Supply Chain Jobs Are Emerging as AI Takes Hold

We’re moving toward a world where people and machines are collaborating, not just coexisting. | Continue reading


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The leaders calendar

Chief executives have tremendous resources at their disposal, but they face an acute scarcity in one critical area: time. Drawing on an in-depth 12-year study, this package examines the unique time management challenges of CEOs and the best strategies for conquering them. | Continue reading


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How to Stop Saying “Um,” “Ah,” and “You Know”

To eliminate filler words, understand the role they play in your speech. | Continue reading


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Compensation Strategies for Early Stage Startups

Stock options aren’t the only approach. | Continue reading


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An Interview with Softbank’S CEO, Masayoshi Son – 1992

The world of Japanese business, according to conventional Western thinking, consists of huge manufacturing corporations, tightly interwoven corporate families, and hordes of lifetime employees working as devoted company salarymen. Today there is another world emerging—one of high … | Continue reading


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How to Advance in Your Career When Your Boss Won’t Help

Find ways to work with influential people in your organization. | Continue reading


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Want Less-Biased Decisions? Use Algorithms

They’re not purely objective, but neither are humans. | Continue reading


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5 Mistakes Companies Make About Growth Mindsets

Clarifying what the popular concept really means. | Continue reading


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A long running fake news experiment

How two professors built a myth that persisted for a decade | Continue reading


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The Productivity Booster You Have in Your Pocket, but Probably Don’t Use

Most of us aren’t teaching our intelligent assistants how to be helpful. | Continue reading


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How U.S. Law Needs to Change to Support the Self-Employed and Gig Economy

Policies are still tilted toward full-time workers. | Continue reading


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Truth, Disrupted |False news spreads online but it can be contained. Here’s how

False news spreads online faster, farther, and deeper than truth does — but it can be contained. Here’s how. | Continue reading


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Study of Thousands of Dropbox Projects Reveals How Successful Teams Collaborate

Keep teams small and share work equally. | Continue reading


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Why Women Volunteer for Tasks That Don’t Lead to Promotions

They’re disproportionately saddled with work that has little visibility or impact. | Continue reading


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Survey: 68% of CEOs Admit They Weren’t Prepared for the Job

Three ways boards can change that. | Continue reading


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You’re Never Going to Be “Caught Up” at Work. Stop Feeling Guilty About It

There is always more to do. | Continue reading


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When Generalists Are Better Than Specialists, and Vice Versa

It depends on how fast their field is changing. | Continue reading


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How Managers, Coworkers, and HR Pressure Women to Stay Silent About Harassment

Too many women are told to “trust the system.” | Continue reading


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The Industrial Era Ended, and So Will the Digital Era

In fact, we’re already seeing signs of a new era dawning. | Continue reading


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The Dark Side of Creativity

The path to new ideas is often a turbulent one. | Continue reading


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Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45

The most successful entrepreneurs aren’t 20-somethings. | Continue reading


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Don’t Get Defensive: Communication Tips for the Vigilant

If the other person isn’t attacking you, why are you fighting them? | Continue reading


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The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45

The most successful entrepreneurs aren’t 20-somethings. | Continue reading


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Some execs aren't coachable. Don't be one

Save your talent development budget for someone who will make better use of it. | Continue reading


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How to Read a Book a Week (2016)

A strategy for nonfiction. | Continue reading


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To Take Charge of Your Career, Start by Building Your Tribe

You can’t go it alone. | Continue reading


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When Is It Important for an Algorithm to Explain Itself?

As more decisions are automated, understanding how they are made becomes harder. | Continue reading


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Finally, Evidence That Diversity Improves Financial Performance

Findings from tens of thousands of VC investments. | Continue reading


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If You Say Something Is “Likely,” How Likely Do People Think It Is?

Why you should use percentages, not words, to express probabilities. | Continue reading


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How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent

If something is really important, block out a whole day. | Continue reading


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How to Disagree with Someone More Powerful Than You

Show them you’re on the same side. | Continue reading


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The Founders Dilemma (2008)

Most entrepreneurs want to make a lot of money and to run the show. New research shows that it’s tough to do both. If you don’t figure out which matters more to you, you could end up being neither rich nor king. | Continue reading


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Why CEOs Should Push Back Against Short-Termism

75% of the U.S. stock market is held by buy-and-hold investors who are actually interested in the long-term. | Continue reading


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What Blockchain Can’t Do

Someone needs to verify the link between digital records and physical objects. | Continue reading


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The Most Productive Meetings Have Fewer Than 8 People

Remember that next time you send invitations. | Continue reading


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The Limits of the Lean Startup Method (2016)

Too much testing can backfire. | Continue reading


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The Myth of the Intrapreneur

Companies need an innovation process, not just innovative people. | Continue reading


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Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them

A new study contradicts a common theory about the gender pay-gap. | Continue reading


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Why You Need an Untouchable Day Every Week

And how to get one. | Continue reading


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Trust Human Judgment Over Algorithms(2015)

People think they learn faster than machines, according to research. | Continue reading


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For Those Who Want to Lead, Read (2012)

Whether it’s Wikipedia, Michael Lewis, or Aristotle, reading brings a host of benefits to the workplace. | Continue reading


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How Are You Protecting Your High Performers from Burnout?

We ask our best people to do too much. | Continue reading


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Managers Don’t Have All the Answers

A conversation with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon | Continue reading


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Surprising Findings About How People Actually Buy Clothes and Shoes

When consumers buy online, they spend more. | Continue reading


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Go Innovate on the Periphery

One of the challenges facing market leaders is that transformational trends are only obvious when it’s too late. Typically, transformation starts in seemingly disconnected industries, or as innocent offerings targeting completely different customer segments. To spot these trends … | Continue reading


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The 6 Ways to Grow a Company

A growth strategy doesn’t have to be complicated. | Continue reading


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Do People Really Get Promoted to Their Level of Incompetence?

A study of 214 companies concludes the Peter Principle is real. | Continue reading


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