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The Authenticity Trap for Workers Who Are Not Straight, White Men

Harvard Business Review

According to research from the Center for Talent Innovation (CTI), EP constitutes 26% of what senior leaders say it takes to get to the next promotion. In today’s hypercompetitive world, the organization absolutely needs you to bring your whole self to work.

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Even for Companies, the U.S. Is Split Between Haves and Have-Nots

Harvard Business Review

Economywide ROIC has trended downward since the 1980s, falling from above 6% in the mid-1960s to 5% in 1980, then to 3% in 1990, and to only a bit more than 1% by 2010. The comparison is imprecise, of course, but nevertheless suggestive. But this phenomenon of rising competitive intensity does not, evidently, apply to all firms.

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The Benefits of Hiring Your Best Customers

Harvard Business Review

The key is to look beyond just the obvious places like marketing. So when I asked Mark Krolick—managing director of marketing and product development at United Airlines—about the hypothesis that having more superconsumers as leaders or employees enhances business performance, he smiled. Sales & Marketing Adapted from.