Weekly Hotlist: How Your State of Mind Affects Your Performance

 

December 15, 2014 How Your State of Mind Affects Your Performance By Alexander Caillet Ways to move from frustrated to energized.

Time management Align Your Time Management with Your Goals by Harvard Business Review Staff A simple tool can help. Difficult conversations What to Do When Your Boss Doesn't Like You by Liane Davey First, figure out why. Organizational culture The Google Way of Attacking Problems by Greg Satell It's intertwined with company culture. Tech industry Why So Many New Tech Companies Are Getting into Health Care by Bob Kocher, MD The industry needs – and will pay for – what they have to offer. Innovation Two Words That Kill Innovation by Roger Martin "Prove it." Managing up What to Do If You're Smarter than Your Boss by Amy Gallo Find something to respect. Research 3 Myths about Engineering Talent in China and India by Vijay Govindarajan Give offshore engineers more credit. Economy What Happens to Society When Robots Replace Workers? by William H. Davidow Facing the consequences of maximum efficiency.

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