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5 Must-Read Books For Business Leaders For Summer 2013

Eric Jacobson

AMA Business Boot Camp -- Management and Leadership Fundamentals That Will See You Successfully Through Your Career. It covers basic management, managing staff changes, managing projects, strategic thinking, hiring, delegating, and communication -- and lot''s more. Edited by Edward T. His advice?

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You Can’t Delegate Talent Management to the HR Department

Harvard Business Review

GE’s talent management people, for example, play a critical role, at both the corporate and business-unit level, in filling key positions, insuring smooth successions, driving company-wide review processes, and building tools that managers can use to direct their own careers. On paper, this approach makes perfect sense.

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When Personal Tragedy Strikes, Downshifting at Work Doesn’t Always Help

Harvard Business Review

Ten days after her husband died unexpectedly while on vacation in Mexico, Sheryl Sandberg returned to work as chief operating officer at Facebook. In Lean In , her 2013 manifesto about how women need to forge ahead professionally, Sandberg credited her husband, David Goldberg, for providing the support she needed to thrive professionally.