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A Quick Guide to Avoiding Common Writing Errors

Harvard Business Review

Allot means “to parcel out.” If you do a general search about a word and find conflicting advice, the American Heritage usage notes will often explain why people disagree. The effect was startling. All Right/Alright: Although alright is gaining ground, the correct choice is still all right. ” Between You and I: Nope.

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14 Principles that Made Amazon

Skip Prichard

Management Advice from Jeff Bezos. The biggest surprise after studying the Amazon letters to shareholders written by Jeff Bezos is how much management advice he provides. Failure comes part and parcel with invention” (Bezos 2013 letter). It just works.” Jeff Bezos. After studying Jeff Bezos’ letters, what surprised you the most?

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How to Improve Your Sales Skills, Even If You’re Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business Review

And that is part and parcel of professional life. His advice: “Chill out.” ” But that notion is outdated. “Selling is moving somebody else to action,” he says. ” Here’s how to get better at it. Even with meticulous preparation, pitches can go awry. There is no easy solution, says Edinger.

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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

That client, United Parcel Service, ultimately awarded our firm with the lead-underwriting role in the largest initial public offering in history at that time. The Encyclopedia listens waiting to interrupt and tries to upstage the client with knowledge; he leaves the meeting proud of the wisdom or advice he imparted.

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Google, Don't Choose Micromanagement

Harvard Business Review

So seeking more information is just part and parcel of that message. Remember that all early stage innovations need more advice than accountability — but accountability and scarcity of resources is still crucial in innovation. Make tough trade-offs. Decide things. That's all stuff CEOs are expected to do. But it's also wrong.

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How to Earn Your Manager’s Respect

Harvard Business Review

Earning your boss’s respect is part and parcel of earning the esteem of your colleagues. It’s also worth asking others for their insights and advice on how best to forge a relationship with your boss, according to Hill. Your goal is not to play politics, but “it’s important to understand the politics.”

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How to Revive a Tired Network

Harvard Business Review

You might have sought them out for advice, to bounce ideas off them, to help you evaluate opportunities, or to help you strategize important moves. And in a connected world, build­ing stronger external networks to tap into the best sources of insight into environmental trends is also part and parcel of the leadership role.

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