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Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile Keep Experts on Tap, Not on Top Vikram Mansharamani Generalists are more receptive to ideas distant or different from their own. GOVERNMENT Outwitting America's Broken Political System Sol Erdman and Lawrence Susskind The "American Dream" is still possible if certain actions are taken. Read more. WORK LIFE BALANCE Set Boundaries on the Sacrifices You'll Make for Work Bill Barnett Strategically decide what sacrifices to make in order to prosper in your career and personal life. Read more. LEADERSHIP VCs' Strange, Instinctual Need to Replace Founders Bruce Gibney and Ken Howery Data shows that replacing a founder often destroys value. So why is it such a common practice? Read more. The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the Twenty-First Century HBR Press Book Governance and the role of corporate boards are critical to help us wrestle with critical issues like CEO performance and succession, compensation, and forward-looking strategy. Edited by Harvard Business School professor Jay W. Lorsch, the preeminent authority on corporate boards, this book gathers the leading voices from business and academia to address the challenges of governance in the 21st century. COACHING A Simple Exercise to Help You Get Unstuck Teresa Norton Need to do things differently in your career? Follow steps to do so without compromising who you are. Read more. LEADING TEAMS Yes, You Can Brainstorm Without Groupthink Vijay Govindarajan and Jay Terwilliger How to manage the power of collaborative innovation. Read more. PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS Understanding Five Types of Sales Coaches Steve W. Martin Every type of coach brings varying degrees of value to a salesperson. Read more. MANAGING PEOPLE How Language Shapes Your Organization Kevin Allen Avoid creating a cultural climate for inappropriate actions to unfold. Read more. MANAGING YOURSELF Why Aren't You Delegating? Amy Gallo Delegate tasks to build more trusting relationships with co-workers and a stronger organization. Read more. ADVERTISEMENT MOST POPULAR Who Are You Really Mad At? To Build a Great Sales Team, You Need a Great Manager Are You Creating Disgruntled Employees? Ten Ways to Inhibit Innovation A Simple Exercise to Help You Get Unstuck COMMENT OF THE WEEK "Managers are managers because they direct those they can touch (control). Leaders are leaders because they inspire beyond their direct sphere of influence. Leaders control actions through words, not controls. Leaders can't control my actions, but they can inspire my thoughts. " posted by BUDTAYLOR ON "HOW LANGUAGE SHAPES YOUR ORGANIZATION" JOIN THE DISCUSSION ADVERTISEMENT Introducing HBR's Morning Advantage The Harvard Business Review Morning Advantage delivers the latest business ideas from beyond HBR.org directly to your inbox every morning — and it is free! Sign up today » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Weekly Hotlist" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every week. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2012 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)