Weekly Hotlist: What Millennials Want from Work, Charted Across the World

 

March 02, 2015 What Millennials Want from Work, Charted Across the World By Henrik Bresman Research shows just how varied they are.

Work life balance Keep Your Home Life Sane when Work Gets Crazy by Stew Friedman Make sure to communicate with the people who matter most. Leading teams Use Your Staff Meeting for Peer-to-Peer Coaching by Keith Ferrazzi Because you win or lose as a team. Entrepreneurship How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub by Scott Anthony Things are heating up in the former "Singa-bore." Leadership You Have to Be Fast to Be Seen as a Great Leader by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman Being effective is not enough. Managing yourself What CEOs Are Afraid Of by Roger Jones The personal anxieties that affect executives, according to a new study. Coaching How to Coach, According to 5 Great Sports Coaches by Sarah Green Advice from Sir Alex Ferguson, Bill Parcels, Bill Walsh, Joe Girardi, and Bela Karolyi. Change management You Don't Have to Be the Boss to Change How Your Company Works by Jen Overbeck What one manager did at Google is a good example. Creativity You Can Teach Someone to Be More Creative by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Genetics is only 10% of it, so there's room to improve.

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