Weekly Hotlist: What I Learned from the Best Bosses I Ever Had

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 What I Learned from the Best Bosses I Ever Had by Deborah Mills-Scofield Having a great boss shouldn't be such an unusual experience. WORK LIFE BALANCE Sex and the Working Mom Herminia Ibarra Why does the work-life debate ignore this pervasive issue? Read more. GLOBAL BUSINESS China's Approach Beats the West's in Africa Stephan Richter Markets first, democracy second. Read more. STRATEGY If You Were the Next Steve Jobs... Umair Haque Want to change the world? Stop solving yesterday's problems. Read more. Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter HBS Press Book Will your next leader be insignificant—or indispensable? Harvard Business School professor Gautam Mukunda offers an enticingly fresh look at how and when individual leaders really can make a difference. Profiling a mix of historic and modern figures—from Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln to Winston Churchill and Judah Folkman—Indispensable reveals how, when, and where a single individual can save or destroy the organization they lead, and even change the course of history. FINANCE A Novel Idea for Putting Sidelined Cash to Work Andrew J. Sherman Why can't we channel it to job-creating ventures? Read more. PRODUCTIVITY More Vacation Is the Secret Sauce Tony Schwartz Take more time off — you'll actually get more done. Read more. CUSTOMERS Are You Building Facebook's Empire, Or Your Own? Tara Hunt You need social ideas, not social media. Read more. LEADERSHIP When to Hire an Extreme Leader Video Why "abnormal" leaders make a real difference. Read more. MARKETING Use Big Data to Predict Your Customers' Behaviors Jeffrey F. Rayport It's the future of business. Read more. ADVERTISEMENT MOST POPULAR Four Lessons From the Best Bosses I Ever Had If You Were the Next Steve Jobs... Throw Your Life a Curve Sex and the Working Mom Are You Building Facebook's Empire, Or Your Own? COMMENT OF THE WEEK "We all want our businesses to succeed and grow, but often that comes at the expense of quality and customer experience. Growth does not only lead to trade-offs, growth itself becomes a trade-off." posted by RONIN_JIM ON "IF YOU WERE THE NEXT STEVE JOBS..." 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)