Weekly Hotlist: How the Best CEOs Differ from Average Ones

 

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November 21, 2016 How the Best CEOs Differ from Average Ones By Dean Stamoulis Lessons from psychometric profiles of 200 company leaders.

Economics The Simple Economics of Machine Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb Prediction is about to get way cheaper. Managing people Isolate Toxic Employees to Reduce Their Negative Effects by Christine Porath Even a small act of rudeness can ripple across a team. Generational issues Our Assumptions About Old and Young Workers Are Wrong by Lynda Gratton, Andrew Scott Enough with the age stereotypes already. Meetings How to Respond When You're Left Out of Important Meetings by Melissa Raffoni Try not to take it personally. Competition Warren Buffett Is Betting the Airline Oligopoly Is Here to Stay by Martin Schmalz When investors own multiple companies in the same industry, competition suffers. Policy Improve the Affordable Care Act, Don't Repeal It by John S. Toussaint What's working and what's not. Delegation Make Sure Your Team's Workload Is Divided Fairly by Rebecca Knight It'll save your top performer from burnout. Emotional intelligence A Simple Way to Stay Grounded in Stressful Moments by Leah Weiss Focus on your physical experience.

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