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Courtside Seats to the Best (And Worst) C-Suites

Harvard Business Review

They have to make choices across the business in terms of investment opportunities or talent development — where to place executives to develop skills as future leaders, for instance. I understand; the benchmarking process is like searching for blame on who got the company into the dead-end situation in the first place.

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What a Big-Data Business Model Looks Like

Harvard Business Review

The rise of big data is an exciting — if in some cases scary — development for business. Companies such as Bloomberg, Experian, Dun & Bradstreet already sell raw information, provide benchmarking services, and deliver analysis and insights with structured data sources. Brokering augments the value of information.

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Is How You Deliver Feedback Doing More Harm than Good?

Harvard Business Review

And yet when feedback sessions are poorly delivered, they harm employee engagement and productivity levels. As the famous Dunning-Krueger effect demonstrates, the less competent people are, the less self-aware they are, so poor performers are particularly likely to benefit from a reality check. Feedback is key to improving performance.