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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

We can't resist including another 11 posts, a hard-to-agree-upon sampling of the ideas we were proudest to publish and discussions we most enjoyed hosting this year. by David Silverman. Silverman's basic philosophy on cover letters? Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator's Dilemma. The Best Cover Letter I Ever Received.

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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.