The Best of the October Issue

 

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September 07, 2016 The Best of October 2016 Idea Watch The Case Against Long-Term Incentive Plans by Alexander Pepper Pay for performance isn’t working. Feature Noise: How to Overcome the High, Hidden Cost of Inconsistent Decision Making by Daniel Kahneman, Andrew M. Rosenfield, Linnea Gandhi, and Tom Blaser It’s a business problem few executives are aware of. Feature Why Leadership Training Fails — and What to Do About It by Michael Beer, Magnus Finnström, and Derek Schrader Companies spend more than $300 billion a year. They aren’t getting a good return on their investment. Feature The Performance Management Revolution by Peter Cappelli and Anna Tavis The past — and future — of employee appraisals. Interview "Making the Car a Mobile, Connected Workspace" by Carlos Ghosn Why Renault-Nissan’s CEO isn’t worried about Tesla. Managing Yourself Don’t Let Power Corrupt You by Dacher Keltner How nice employees turn into mean bosses.

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