Weekly Hotlist: Stop Using Your Inbox as a To-Do List

 

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March 10, 2014 Stop Using Your Inbox as a To-Do List By Alexandra Samuel The best apps to use to manage your tasks and reminders.

Managing yourself 60-Second Drills Can Sharpen Your Business Reflexes by H. James Wilson Lessons from the leading edge of sports analytics. Managing people Why Are Some People So Critical? by Steven Berglas Not all negative feedback is worthwhile. Morale Why Work Is Lonely by Gianpiero Petriglieri How we become isolated — and not only at the top. Managing yourself When Your Boss Is Too Nice by Amy Gallo Is your manager's fear of conflict hurting your career? Economy Visualizing the Economic Ties Between Russia, Ukraine, and Europe by Walter Frick Who would sanctions hurt the most? Leadership If President Obama Can Get Home for Dinner, Why Can't You? by Dan McGinn Jodi Kantor, author of "The Obamas," shares how the first family manages the stress of the presidency. Talent management Hire Slow, Fire Fast by Greg McKeown How to avoid a bozo explosion. Managing yourself Reduce Stress by Pursuing Four-Way Wins by Stew Friedman Be more productive by focusing on your life outside of work.

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