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3 dysfunctional behaviors leaders use to avoid discomfort

Skip Prichard

You don’t have the energy for listening to them try to convince you, so you say yes. I used to think the pattern was due to lack of skills development. No matter what kind of training is offered, skills development alone won’t override a culture where senior leaders override their managers’ decision-making.

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Playing Favorites

Marshall Goldsmith

There’s a reason I devote so much time and energy to identifying interpersonal challenges in successful people. Typically, these documents describe leadership behaviors the organization desires, and include such important items as “helps people develop”, “values different opinion”, and “avoids playing favorites”.

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Oil’s Fall Is a Challenge for Gulf Economies, but Also an Opportunity

Harvard Business Review

The price of this fast-track, oil-fueled development has been the region’s high dependence on oil export revenues (and in the case of Qatar, also of liquified natural gas, of which it is currently the largest producer in the world). in 2015 and 3.2% of GDP in 2015 and 2016.

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What the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Looks Like in Practice

Harvard Business Review

Americans — and American companies — have also connected the dots between clean energy and economic growth, with 87% last year saying that developing clean energy should be a priority for the President and Congress. In Colorado, the state renewable energy mandate was bumped up from 20% to 30% in 2010.

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India's Exploding Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

An Indian investment bank, Avendus, projects 376 million Indian Net users by 2015. The Indian government sponsored the introduction of 3G services in 2011 with a $30 billion spectrum auction. Morgan Stanley projects that 3G penetration will reach 22 percent by 2015. Mobility will drive much of the expansion in Internet usage.

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business Review

In November, United States’ crude oil production exceeded 10 million barrels per day for the first time since 1970, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The recent price swings highlight a new era of uncertainty gripping the world’s energy markets. .—while hbr staff/bettmann/Getty Images.

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What Makes New Orleans a Startup City to Rival the “Big Three”

Harvard Business Review

It’s that lure that brings in eager migrants from all over the country, and when they arrive they find not only the fun-loving and diversity-embracing culture they’ve heard so much about, but also the newfound energy that’s characterized a city determined not to fade into history.