Weekly Hotlist: The Year in Management, Told in 20 Charts

 

December 29, 2014 The Year in Management, Told in 20 Charts By Gretchen Gavett From what people really value at work to robots.

Networking How to Promote Yourself Without Looking Like a Jerk by Dorie Clark Be humble, and be real. Managing up Overcoming the Peter Principle by Andrea Ovans How we learned to manage up. Leadership 10 Remarkable People on Having a Career That Matters by Harvard Business Review Staff Highlights from a year's worth of Harvard Business Review interviews. Motivation How to Keep Your Team Motivated by Amy Gallo A reading list on employee engagement. Decision making Mindfulness Mitigates Biases You May Not Know You Have by Nicole Torres Research on overcoming implicit age and racial bias. Collaboration What to Do If Your Boss Is a Control Freak by Karen Dillon First, accept that it may have little to do with you. Economy How U.S. Businesses Can Succeed in India in 2015 by Vijay Govindarajan Four things to keep in mind. Difficult conversations When a Private Message Ends Up in the Wrong Place by Karen Dillon From reply-all disasters to the Sony hack.

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