Weekly Hotlist: The Seven Imperatives to Keeping Meetings on Track

 

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December 23, 2013 The Seven Imperatives to Keeping Meetings on Track By Amy Gallo Everyone knows good meeting practice -- but few actually follow it.

Managing people When You Criticize Someone, You Make It Harder for that Person to Change by Daniel Goleman The defensive brain is not the listening-and-learning brain. Human resources Never Say Goodbye to a Great Employee by Tammy Erickson To retain valuable "boomerang" employees, manage their exit. Social media Make Sure Your Dream Company Can Find You by Jeanne C. Meister Companies are using networking sites to actively source qualified job candidates. Leading teams The Eight Archetypes of Leadership by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries Which kind of leader are you? Leadership Doing Less, Leading More by Ed Batista Stop trying to be the "Doer-in-Chief." It can hold you back. Managing yourself The Fine Art of Tough Love by Joanne Lipman Our greatest teachers are hard on us. Transportation Uber's "Price Gouging" Is the Future of Business by Rafi Mohammed Most companies mistakenly take a one-size-fits-all approach to prices. Compensation It's Not OK That Your Employees Can't Afford to Eat by Peter Cappelli Scrooge is alive and well.

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