Weekly Hotlist: Please Stop Complaining About How Busy You Are

 

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September 09, 2013 Please Stop Complaining About How Busy You Are By Meredith Fineman Just. Stop.

Tech industry Should MBAs Learn to Code? by Thomas R. Eisenmann It depends on if you want to work in tech. Strategy Our Self-Inflicted Complexity by Roger Martin By seeking narrow solutions to small problems, we've bedeviled ourselves. Global business How CEOs Are Succeeding in Africa by HBR IdeaCast Jonathan Berman, author of "Success in Africa," busts media myths about the continent. Communication Research: To Reduce E-mail, Get Execs to Send Fewer Messages by Andrew O'Connell A visual look at how dramatic the time savings can be. Generational issues You're Probably Wrong About Millennials by Dan Schawbel The stereotypes we hold about Gen Y are all backwards. Sales Seven Types of Sales Managers by Steve W. Martin Maybe you'll recognize yourself. Gender Ambitious Women Face More Obstacles than Just Work-Life Balance by Sarah Green The reasons women don't reach the top go beyond having it all and leaning in. Managing up Your Nice Boss May Be Killing Your Career by Greg McKeown Undermanagement can be as serious a problem as micromanagement.

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