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Managing Distraction in the Digital Era

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Amy Blankson: In 2013, the National Center for Biotechnology Information reported that the average attention span of a human has dropped to a mere eight seconds , one second behind that of a goldfish. Amy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of Management. Why does this matter? Know your stats.

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Teams Solve Problems Faster When They’re More Cognitively Diverse

Harvard Business Review

Looking at the executive teams we work with as consultants and those we teach in the classroom, increased diversity of gender, ethnicity, and age is apparent. Of course, there is a ways to go, but progress has been made. Since there is so much focus on the importance of diversity in problem solving, we were intrigued by these results.

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Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

Harvard Business Review

They are remarkably open to talented people from diverse backgrounds, and are highly skilled at giving future leaders the knowledge and experience they need to lead successfully in the global economy. companies actively promote executive officers with diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds.

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Give Impact Investing Time and Space to Develop

Harvard Business Review

Without those, the institutions managing the billions of sector dollars won’t be able accurately to assess the risks they are taking and, more important, the returns, both financial and social, they hope to generate. Impact Investing in the Future: Developed clusters across the spectrum. Surely we can do the same for impact investing.

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Case Study: Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are?

Harvard Business Review

” Hanguk was a large, fast-growing company with diversified interests spanning electronics, biotechnology, shipping, construction, and chemicals. Of course it was natural for a boss to have mixed feelings about seeing a valued employee move on, but David was more than Mark’s manager: He was his mentor.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool. This article will show you how to reinvent your network, by managing these three critical dimensions.

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