Weekly Hotlist: What High Performers Want at Work

 

November 25, 2014 What High Performers Want at Work By Karie Willyerd Money.

Strategic planning A List of Goals Is Not a Strategy by Graham Kenny Three steps for better strategic planning. Business writing How to Improve Your Business Writing by Carolyn O'Hara Cut the fat. Creativity Are Most CEOs Too Old to Innovate? by Walter Frick Making sense of the research on age and creativity. Leadership The Small Personal Risks That Actually Change Behavior by Peter Bregman Showing courage is one of your most important jobs as a leader. Finance A Refresher on Net Present Value by Amy Gallo Know what your project is worth in today's dollars. Motivation Half of Employees Don't Feel Respected by Their Bosses by Christine Porath And it's keeping them from performing well. Presentations Finding the Right Metaphor for Your Presentation by Nancy Duarte It's worth the effort, because it provides a shortcut to understanding. Generational issues Companies Have Always Struggled to Engage Young People by Andrea Ovans From hippies to hipsters.

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