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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

by David Silverman. Silverman's basic philosophy on cover letters? Do you perpetuate these productivity-destroying falsehoods at your company? Four Ways Women Stunt Their Careers Unintentionally. Which of your activities are actually important to your career, and which merely provide the illusion of progress?

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

In order for us to empathize, we must listen so that we understand what others are dealing with, what’s happening in their careers and in their lives. Dr. Robyn Silverman ( Leadership Expert ) Number #1 leadership competency a person must possess or learn to succeed? Second, listening allows us to learn and to understand.

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Workers, Take Off Your Headphones

Harvard Business Review

As I sit to write each morning, I draw upon the vast network of people (many in active chat windows) with whom I've worked in the trenches over the course of a 35-year career, while also having the benefit of opinions and insight by expert strangers a click away. It's a huge and real loss in terms of career development.