Weekly Hotlist: 9 Habits That Lead to Terrible Decisions

 

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September 08, 2014 9 Habits That Lead to Terrible Decisions By Jack Zenger And how you can avoid them.

Time management What to Do on Your First Day Back from Vacation by Peter Bregman It doesn't involve email. Managing yourself It's Never Been More Lucrative to Be a Math-Loving People Person by Nicole Torres Research on the skills rewarded by today's economy. Business education Should You Get an MBA? by Ed Batista A series of questions to help you decide. Decision making A Predictive Analytics Primer by Tom Davenport What you need to know and ask. Compensation What Unions No Longer Do by Justin Fox What the decline of unions has meant for incomes and racial inequality. Innovation How to Market Test a New Idea by Scott Anthony Be prepared to work with imperfect information. Strategic planning Your Company's Purpose Is Not Its Vision, Mission, or Values by Graham Kenny The distinction matters. Marketing How Beacons Are Changing the Shopping Experience by Chuck Martin The missing piece in the mobile marketing puzzle is falling into place.

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