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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

As technology becomes more disruptive and we see more importance placed on big data and artificial intelligence, what will matter most are those things that make us human – the soft skills. The story of Greenspan is also the story of the making of modern finance, for good and for ill. Related Interest: Best Leadership Books of 2015.

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The Most (and Least) Empathetic Companies

Harvard Business Review

Procter & Gamble. Consumer Goods. Technology. Johnson & Johnson. Biotech & Pharma. Walt Disney. Prudential Financial. Automotive. Cisco Systems. Communication. British American Tobacco. Alibaba Group. Technology. Biotech & Pharma. HSBC Holdings. Wells Fargo. Consumer Goods. Online Retail. Goldman Sachs. Exxon Mobil. Oil & Gas.

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Great Teams Are About Personalities, Not Just Skills

Harvard Business Review

At the start of 2016 Google announced that it had discovered the secret ingredients for the perfect team. For instance, we worked with a finance team charged with rolling out a novel business reporting product for transforming the culture of a staid government agency. 100% of team members were considered pragmatic.

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