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HBR's Most Popular Blog Posts of 2011

Harvard Business Review

by David Silverman. Silverman's basic philosophy on cover letters? Steve Jobs Solved the Innovator's Dilemma. The concept of reverse innovation applies in finance, as well. How the science of attention blindness can help you improve your innovative thinking. We all hate business jargon, but we can't stop using it.

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19 Key Leadership Competencies & Behaviors from 29 Top Experts

Miles Anthony Smith

My top leadership book recommendation is Everybody Matters by Bob Chapman, CEO of Barry-Wehmiller. Dr. Robyn Silverman ( Leadership Expert ) Number #1 leadership competency a person must possess or learn to succeed? Listen with the intent to hear—and then use what we hear for the betterment of those around us.

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The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term

Harvard Business Review

Some argue that profits are stagnant because of short-termism—that decades of focusing on current profits over long-run innovativeness has resulted, now, in companies that are hollowed out. Most attempts to combat short-termism are flawed because they focus on changing CEO behavior through some combination of pleading and incentives.