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April 03, 2015 Having Inside Information Leads to Worse Decisions By Srini Pillay Research shows it sends your brain all the wrong signals.

Managing yourself How to Overcome Burnout and Stay Motivated by Rebecca Knight What to do if your work is sapping too much energy. Sales Why Self Image Matters in B2B Sales by Brent Adamson, Karl Schmidt, and Anna Bird Companies don't buy things, people do. Professional transitions Advice from a Serial Life Reinventor by Sarah Green How to follow your "crazy dream." Managing people High-Pressure Jobs and Mental Illness by Diane Coutu An executive with mental illness reflects on the Germanwings crash. Collaboration Why Brainstorming Works Better Online by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic We're less creative in person. Decision making Test Yourself: Are You Being Tricked by Intuition? by John Beshears, Shane Frederick, and Francesca Gino Three questions. Managing people What Great Managers Do to Engage Employees by James Harter and Amy Adkins New research from Gallup.

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