The Best of the October Issue

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. The Best of the October Issue   What's causing a stir in this month's HBR SUBSCRIBE TO HBR   |   VISIT HBR.ORG   |   READ THE OCTOBER 2012 ISSUE Data Scientist: The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century by Thomas H. Davenport and D. J. Patil Part data hackers. Part great communicators. Part trusted advisers. They're the people who can turn your piles of data into profits. No wonder they're so rare. No wonder everyone needs them. Find out who they are and how you can get them to work for you. Read the full article » ALSO POPULAR The True Measures of Success by Michael J. Mauboussin What metrics really can predict your company's success? Well, that depends. But if you apply Moneyball-type data analytics to your business, you're apt to find (like the Oakland A's did) that they won't be the ones most commonly used—sales growth and earnings per share. Building a Business on the World's Poorest Continent by Mo Ibrahim In just seven years, the CEO of Celtel brought cellphone service to 5 million people in 13 African countries, despite corruption, poverty, and nonexistent infrastructure. He gives new meaning to the phrase "building from scratch" — and powerfully demonstrates just what a difference a single company can make. ADVERTISEMENT MULTIMEDIA VIDEO: When To Hire an Extreme Leader Why you don't actually want great leadership most of the time. AUDIO: How a Culture of Accountability Can Deteriorate Failing to fire failing execs breeds mediocrity. WEBINAR: Leveraging IT for Competitive Advantage Managing in the era of big data. HBR BLOG NETWORK Big Data's Management Revolution by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee Job Satisfaction Against the Odds by Eric C. Sinoway The Power of Beliefs to Move Markets and Mindsets by Dominic Barton and Conor Kehoe FOLLOW HBR Introducing Mobile ManageMentor Powered by the proven content of Harvard ManageMentor™ iTunes >>    Android >> 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 "HBR Monthly Update" 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 month. 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)