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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

But Rogier thought it was the key to boosting engagement and performance, and he had hinted that he might use Contect’s 2017 annual all-employee meeting—his chance to announce new goals and celebrate the previous year’s accomplishments—to roll out the change. And here’s to an even better 2017!”

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How Our Company Learned to Make Better Predictions About Everything

Harvard Business Review

Our goal is to leverage forecasting in order to make the “high-quality, high-velocity” decisions Jeff Bezos calls for in his 2017 letter to shareholders. Our staff are encouraged to predict quickly and are given immediate feedback so that their forecasts become more accurate.

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It?s Not Always Clear What Constitutes Sexual Harassment. Use This Tool to Navigate the Gray Areas.

Harvard Business Review

The #MeToo movement started by activist Tarana Burke gained momentum in October of 2017 when actress Alyssa Milano invited women on Twitter to respond “me too” to her tweet if they’d experienced sexual harassment or abuse. Several times, you’ve made clear to your manager that you don’t want to go out with him.

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