Weekly Hotlist: Three Things Your Company Can Learn from a Bottle of Water

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 Three Things Your Company Can Learn from a Bottle of Water James Allen The learning power of simple routines. OPERATIONS Pricing Lessons from New England's Lobster Glut Rafi Mohammed Why some restaurants are lowering prices and some aren't. Read more. TECHNOLOGY Everything Will Be Connected (and Hacked) Bright B. Simons Learning from Africa's fatalistic, realistic approach to information security. Read more. SALES Mitigate the Risk in Social Media Selling Barbara Giamanco and Kent Gregoire Sitting on the sidelines is the greatest risk of all. Read more. Yes to the Mess: Surprising Leadership Lessons from Jazz HBR Press Book What can Duke Ellington and Miles Davis teach us about leadership? Learn how the improvisational "jazz mind-set" and the skills that go along with it are essential for effective leadership today. With fascinating stories of the insights and innovations from the jazz world, author Frank Barrett introduces a new model for leading and collaborating in organizations that can help anyone who leads teams or works with them. CUSTOMERS When Do Company Boycotts Work? Daniel Diermeier The Chick-fil-A controversy is part of a larger trend your company needs to understand. Read more. COACHING Understanding Someone's Inner Logic Charalambos Vlachoutsicos Sometimes people aren't as unreasonable as you think. Read more. MANAGING YOURSELF The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Greg McKeown Purposefully, deliberately, and strategically eliminate the nonessentials. Read more. GLOBAL BUSINESS How Pfizer Adapts Its Sales Strategy for Latin America Susan Silbermann To succeed in the region, companies must build trust, adapt locally, and get close to their customers. Read more. HUMAN RESOURCES The Olympics' Greatest Feat: An Unpaid, Highly Engaged Workforce Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones Companies should focus on maximizing enthusiasm rather than efficiency. Read more. ADVERTISEMENT MOST POPULAR Three Things Your Company Can Learn from a Bottle of Water Ten Reasons Winners Keep Winning, Aside from Skill Bad Service Can Be Good Business The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Understanding Someone's Inner Logic COMMENT OF THE WEEK "Let's look forward to a time when people are free to be whomever they are, free of the restrictions that others would place on them. " posted by TOM ROAN ON "CHICK-FIL-A AND THE QUESTION OF FAITH IN BUSINESS" 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)