The Best of the April Issue

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. The Best of the April Issue   What's Causing a Stir in This Month's HBR SUBSCRIBE TO HBR   |   VISIT HBR.ORG   |   READ THE APRIL 2013 ISSUE When TED Lost Control of Its Crowd by Nilofer Merchant What the crowd can destroy, the crowd can help fix. That's the lesson TED learned, if painfully, when a flood of dubious TEDx talks damaged its brand (plasmatics, anyone?). By seeking advice from its critics, reaffirming its mission, and setting some ground rules, TED found it could re-engage the outraged (and outrageous) in its community. Read the full article » ALSO POPULAR Three Rules for Making a Company Truly Great by Michael E. Raynor and Mumtaz Ahmed Do enduring companies have anything in common? When these Deloitte researchers ran the numbers they couldn't find any answer -- until they looked not at what firms did but at how leaders thought. The common thread: the rules they used to decide what strategies to pursue. Chose differentiation over price competition; focus on revenue before costs. The third rule? There are no other rules. In the Company of Givers and Takers by Adam Grant If you're a giver who's tired of getting taken -- or someone managing givers who can't control their own time -- take heed. When altruistic souls separate generosity from timidity, set aside only certain times for giving aid, and focus less on people's feelings and more on their motives, they can avoid burning out -- or helping those who only want to help themselves. ADVERTISEMENT MULTIMEDIA AUDIO: Sheryl Sandberg: The HBR Interview What women (and men) really want. VIDEO: Find Your Next Growth Market Use discomfort as fuel for growth. AUDIO: Big Data Solves Big Problems Predictive analytics 101 – the opportunities and the pitfalls. HBR BLOG NETWORK Rehiring Retirees as Consultants Is Bad Business by Dorothy Leonard and Steven Labate Co-Creation: The Real Social-Media Revolution by Francis Gouillart The Ideal Praise-to-Criticism Ratio by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman 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 © 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)