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Why Management Ideas Matter

Harvard Business Review

Who is the most influential living management thinker? That is the question that the Thinkers50, the biennial global ranking of management thinkers , seeks to answer. But, celebrating the very best new thinking in management matters for three reasons. Second, management matters. It's a fair question.

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Work-Family Guilt Is Wasted Energy

Harvard Business Review

The implication is that women "choose" to gear down their careers in favor of work-life balance. Yet in other countries, policies have adapted more quickly to the consequences of women's massive educational and economic rise. Today, most companies are still far from any level of balance at this level. This is nonsense.

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The Next Frontier of Judgment - Across Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

Earlier this fall, The New York Post ran a story guaranteed to raise hackles among parents anxious about the quality of their childrens education in the public schools. The problem runs far deeper that the prime facie question of which party should own the right to make decisions relating to a childs education.

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Artisans Must Balance the Books

Harvard Business Review

When I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology , I initially focused on helping African entrepreneurs or artisans, especially those with only primary education, develop new skills and market opportunities. Across Africa, many unemployed men have managed small businesses, at least once in their lives.

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Is HR Too Important to Be Left to HR?

Harvard Business Review

Its the managers responsibility to lead their employees, manage performance, and provide guidance. Yes, managers often interview job candidates or identify the most talented employees as part of a talent management program. I would guess 90% of all managers believe in their ability to undertake professional interviews.

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Are You Working Over the Thanksgiving Holiday?

Harvard Business Review

Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Is this a time to mount a campaign for Plan B, that other job or career youve been putting off looking into? Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative. Instead, I literally mean, consider the alternative.

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Google Changes the Playing Field on News

Harvard Business Review

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