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April 21, 2014 The Quick and Dirty on Data Visualization By Nancy Duarte These five questions will help give your numbers meaning.

Personal effectiveness To Tell Your Story, Take a Page from Kurt Vonnegut​ by Andrea Ovans The famous author plots out the three most compelling story arcs. Strategy The Two Questions Every Manager Must Ask by Freek Vermeulen Make your offering both cheaper and better. Talent management The Secret Ingredient in GE's Talent-Review System by Raghu Krishnamoorthy A lot of time. Sales Bonuses Should Be Tied to Customer Value, Not Sales Targets by Deirdre Connelly The path to trust is paved with good incentives. Managing yourself How to Override Your Default Reactions in Tough Moments by Lee Newman Advance planning will let you react strategically, not reflexively. Morale Why Amazon Is Copying Zappos and Paying Employees to Quit by Bill Taylor It's about making work personal. Getting buy-in The Indispensable Power of Story by Anthony K. Tjan Learn to communicate in a way that connects with others. Talent management The Real Reason New MBAs Want to Work for Goldman Sachs by Gretchen Gavett It's not money.

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