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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? Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator's Dilemma. The concept of reverse innovation applies in finance, as well. Better Time Management Is Not the Answer. Don't bother.

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

What is the number #1 book you recommend for learning how to become a better leader (boss/manager or leading self)? Not only does it provide tools and resources for those transitioning into a leadership role, it also includes development strategies for management teams who are overseeing the growth of new leaders.

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Workers, Take Off Your Headphones

Harvard Business Review

That may increase a certain kind of productivity, but at what cost? Management professors Sigal Barsade at Wharton and Hakan Ozcelik at Cal State Sacramento are among the pioneers in studying how employee isolation correlates with organizational outcomes. A drain on innovation.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

Some argue that profits are stagnant because of short-termism—that decades of focusing on current profits over long-run innovativeness has resulted, now, in companies that are hollowed out. One trend that has contributed to short-termism and lower innovativeness is the increased prevalence of outside CEOs.