Weekly Hotlist: Instead of Making Resolutions, Dream

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 Instead of Making Resolutions, Dream by Whitney Johnson Forget the small stuff, for now. What's your big objective? PRODUCTIVITY Become Your Own Best Gatekeeper Dorie Clark As your visibility increases, put the right screening mechanisms in place. Read more. NETWORKING Facilitating Serendipity with Peel-and-Eat Shrimp Grant McCracken Today, the best connections are unexpected ones. Read more. TALENT MANAGEMENT How Deloitte Made Learning a Game Jeanne C. Meister To get employees to use your learning program, make it fun. Read more. Leading and Motivating Harvard ManageMentor Online Module A synopsis of the essential tasks of leadership: setting direction, aligning people, and motivating others. Learn how to recognize the skills and characteristics of effective leaders, create an inspiring vision, and energize people to support and work toward your goals. One-year single user license. COMMUNICATION How to Handle Tears at Work Video Handling upset employees with grace and empathy. Read more. STRATEGY From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy Arun Sundararajan The proliferation of "peer economy" marketplaces, and what that means for your business model. Read more. INNOVATION How to Innovate with an Executive Sponsor Maxwell Wessel Meaningful innovation requires executive sponsorship, but such sponsorship brings its own challenges. Read more. MARKETING To Spur Growth, Target Profitable "Prosumers" Eddie Yoon Some consumers are willing to pay to be quasi-professionals. Read more. WELLNESS To Stand or To Sit at Work: An Auto-Analytics Experiment Susy Jackson Which configuration led to a more active workday? Read more. ADVERTISEMENT MOST POPULAR Instead of Making Resolutions, Dream The Future of You How Deloitte Made Learning a Game To Stand or To Sit at Work: An Auto-Analytics Experiment Memo to the CEO: Customers Are the Key to Growth COMMENT OF THE WEEK "The object of gamification is not to make everything into a game. Rather it's using game design elements in non-game situations. It can be as simple as LinkedIn's profile completion percentage bar, or one of the many "buy ten get one free" cards I have in my wallet." posted by GREG SMITH ON "HOW DELOITTE MADE LEARNING A GAME" JOIN THE DISCUSSION ADVERTISEMENT 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 "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 © 2013 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)