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June 19, 2015 Leading People When They Know More than You Do By Wanda T. Wallace and David Creelman Four ways to avoid being derailed.

Career planning Assessment: Is It Time to Rethink Your Career? by Herminia Ibarra See if you're poised for change and what steps you might take next. Organizational culture What Makes FC Barcelona Such a Successful Business by Andres Hatum and Luciana Silvestri Its identity is at the core. Managing uncertainty The 3 Ways People React to Career Disasters by Philip Mirvis, Mitchell Marks, and Ron Ashkenas Analyzing the results of an HBR survey. Information & technology Simplify Your Analytics Strategy by Narendra Mulani Techniques for discovering business opportunities in the data. Work life balance Are the People Who Take Vacations the Ones Who Get Promoted? by Shawn Achor Research makes a new case for using your paid time off. Innovation Focus On the Customers You Want, Not the Ones You Have by J.P. Eggers Businesses need to distinguish between early and late adopters. Sales 4 Ways to Build a Productive Sales Culture by Frank V. Cespedes and Steve Maughan First: Don't confuse efficiency for optimization. The Best Digital Strategists Don't Think in Terms of Either-Or by Mark Bonchek and Cara France Lessons from Sephora, StitchFix, Visa, and others.

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