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How to Design Work Projects for Maximum Learning

Harvard Business Review

Skill development is clearly a major priority for companies and managers these days. People are also being asked by their bosses or HR to attend conferences, read case studies, watch videos, and try their hand at simulations, all with the goal of picking up new ideas and techniques. Tie goals to concrete results. Do it fast.

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What to Do When Your Future Strategy Clashes with Your Present

Harvard Business Review

From time to time, the basis of competition in an industry shifts so dramatically that shifting with it requires a new long-term vision that calls for the organization to do things it never would have done in the past. ” In action, this three-portfolio strategy management system is decidedly organic, not mechanical.

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

On a scale of one to five, how important is having a good network to your ability to accomplish your goals? 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.

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At Amazon, It’s All About Cash Flow

Harvard Business Review

Why stock prices do what they do over the short term is an enduring mystery , and I’m not going to claim to solve it here. For example, if you sell a service that you’ll be delivering for the next twelve months, the costs and revenues are supposed to be parceled out over those twelve months, regardless of when the cash changes hands.

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How Women at the Top Can Renew Their Mental Energy

Harvard Business Review

While top-level jobs are tough on everyone, the transition to senior management comes with extra challenges for women. At the center is managing your mental energy: How to gain it, maintain it, and not drain it. But what happens after the promotion? Overcome anxiety by channeling your values.

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