Weekly Hotlist: The Most Productive People Know Who to Ignore

 

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August 25, 2014 The Most Productive People Know Who to Ignore By Ed Batista Prioritizing is easy. Triaging is hard.

Communication What People Are Really Doing When They're on a Conference Call by Gretchen Gavett 47% of Americans go to the bathroom, for example. Sales 3 Behaviors That Drive Successful Salespeople by Ryan Fuller And two of them have nothing to do with customers. Communication How to Present to a Small Audience by JD Schramm The rules are different. Managing yourself Fixing a Work Relationship Gone Sour by Amy Gallo Even the most strained relationships can be repaired. Tech industry How Google Has Changed Management, 10 Years After its IPO by Walter Frick The best Harvard Business Review articles on Google. Collaboration Should You Put World of Warcraft on Your Resume? by Michael Schrage Smart companies will start to take gaming skills seriously. Retail Online Shopping Isn't as Profitable as You Think by Darrell Rigby Even Jeff Bezos wants to open a physical store. Marketing Why Marketers Want to Make You Cry by Tim Halloran How P&G, Coca-Cola, and Apple harness the power of emotional storytelling.

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