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27 books in 3 days

CEO Blog

98% of it was about psychology and how to think logically. This time I am wondering what the mice were supposed to be cooking and if it burned on since "Not a creature was stirring - not even a mouse" Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stephenson. I want to know how to slide down a chimney and get no soot on me. Interesting book.

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How to Conduct an Effective Job Interview

Harvard Business Review

Here’s how to make the interview process work for you — and for them. How to Separate the Winners from the Spinners. Chris Smith and Chris Stephenson. If your organization’s interview process turns candidates off, “they will roll their eyes and find other opportunities,” he warns. Further Reading.

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Can Being Overconfident Make You a Better Leader?

Harvard Business Review

Randall Stephenson, then CEO of AT&T, famously said , “I told people you weren’t betting on a device. We also had to figure out how to measure leadership, a trickier question. Yet AT&T executives quickly came to believe so strongly in Job’s vision that they skipped internal process protocols to land the deal.

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Talking to Yourself (Out Loud) Can Help You Learn

Harvard Business Review

Here’s how to employ self-explaining in your own learning: Talk to yourself. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says technology workers need to learn online for at least five hours per week to fend off obsolescence. Around the globe, learning is highly predictive of future earnings. It’s not cool to do in public. .’”

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People Suffer at Work When They Can’t Discuss the Racial Bias They Face Outside of It

Harvard Business Review

And in an emotional recounting of his black friend’s experience outside the office that went viral on YouTube, AT&T chairman Randall Stephenson encouraged employees to get to know each other better.

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The 3 Things CEOs Worry About the Most

Harvard Business Review

Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. food processor General Mills, noting that his company was quickly expanding internationally, said, “One of our challenges was how to develop a truly globally mobile culture. Ken Powell of U.S.

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