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How Do You Know a Great Person When You See One?

Harvard Business Review

The Times calls it "the admissions equivalent of speed-dating": nine eight-minute conversations about an ethical dilemma, on-the-spot decisions, even health-care policy that aim to capture who candidates are, not just how smart they are. "We It's your job, as a group, to reach a consensus about who else gets in.

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We Took a Vote. You're Fired.

Harvard Business Review

Instead, the decision to fire (or hire or promote) someone is based on group consensus. Most managers assume that customers love getting gifts, especially in front of other people. In fact, a survey of retail managers suggests that a majority think customers are happier getting preferential treatment in public than in private.

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The Tech Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2015

Harvard Business Review

Our 2015 trends offer great opportunity – along with some unusual new challenges – for managers in all industries. With a $40 billion paper valuation , the simple app connecting drivers to passengers is now worth more than Halliburton Corporation, Aetna, General Mills, Delta Airlines, Kraft Foods, and Charles Schwab.

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