Weekly Hotlist: Where the Digital Economy Is Moving the Fastest

 

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February 23, 2015 Where the Digital Economy Is Moving the Fastest By Bhaskar Chakravorti, Christopher Tunnard, and Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi Charting the progress of different countries.

Marketing Marketing Is Dead, and Loyalty Killed It by Alexander Jutkowitz Do you like your customers enough? Business education Visualizing Sun Tzu's The Art of War by Scott Berinato An illustrator's take on a classic strategist. Coaching You Might Be the Reason Your Employees Aren't Changing by Joseph Grenny Three mistakes managers make. Innovation Assessment: Should We Pursue This New Project? by Scott Anthony, David Duncan, and Pontus M.A. Siren An innovator's checklist. Time management A Formula to Stop You from Overcommitting Your Time by Elizabeth Grace Saunders Save Share February 19, 2015 Boards Women Directors Change How Boards Work by Laura Liswood What Norway is learning. Customers Yes, Your Uber Driver Is Judging You by Sarah Green What happens when employees rate customers. Communication Why Debunking Myths About Vaccines Hasn't Convinced Dubious Parents by Christopher Graves When more information isn't better.

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