Weekly Hotlist: The Dirty Little Secret of Project Management

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 The Dirty Little Secret of Project Management by Joe Knight, Roger Thomas, and Brad Angus Most of the time, the schedule is a joke. DECISION MAKING Are You Solving the Right Problem? Video Before you leap into action, make sure you've diagnosed the problem. Read more. GLOBAL BUSINESS Why Starwood Is Relocating to Dubai for a Month Frits van Paasschen True global mindset means going beyond the boardroom. Read more. MANAGING YOURSELF How You Can Benefit from All Your Stress Heidi Grant Halvorson First, don't stress about your stress level. Read more. Financial Intelligence Collection: Savvy Advice for Managers Looking to Increase Their Knowledge, Confidence, and Impact (4th Edition) Special Collection Calculating and assessing the overall financial health of the business is an important part of any managerial position. Companies expect managers to use financial data to allocate resources and run their departments. But many managers can't read a balance sheet, wouldn't recognize a liquidity ratio, and don't know how to calculate return on investment. This specially priced collection gives managers the savvy advice they need to increase their impact on financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting. GENDER Sheryl Sandberg: The Extended HBR Interview HBR IdeaCast More from our conversation with Facebook's COO. Read more. RISK MANAGEMENT The Companies and Countries Losing Their Data Sarah Green New research on who loses information, and how. Read more. CUSTOMERS Purpose Is Good. Shared Purpose Is Better. Mark Bonchek Many companies try to do things for their customers. The best aim to do things with them. Read more. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Making the Most of Webinars Rachel Burstein A new survey shows most attendees don't find them valuable. So what works? Read more. DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION It's Time for Tenure to Lose Tenure James C. Wetherbe Anachronistic jobs-for-life are keeping U.S. universities from adapting. Read more. ADVERTISEMENT MOST POPULAR Want Productive Employees? Treat Them Like Adults The Dirty Little Secret of Project Management Apple's iWatch Will Measure More than Time Ten Reasons Salespeople Lose Deals Did eBay Just Prove That Paid Search Ads Don't Work? COMMENT OF THE WEEK "The author seems to be linking tenure with efficiency, particularly in regard to the use of technology to capture cost-savings. Here is the problem with that argument: Higher education exists to create value and learning, not to be cheap." posted by RL SMITH ON "IT'S TIME FOR TENURE TO LOSE TENURE" 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)