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January 23, 2017 Spending 10 Minutes a Day on Mindfulness Subtly Changes the Way You React to Everything By Rasmus Hougaard, Jacqueline Carter, Gitte Dybkjaer Put it on your calendar.

Innovation Why Innovators Should Study the Rise and Fall of the Venetian Empire by Piero Formica The future will always be different from the past. Giving feedback How to Deliver Criticism So Employees Pay Attention by Deborah Bright Four tips a champion diver learned from her coach. Strategic thinking Being a Strategic Leader Is About Asking the Right Questions by Lisa Lai It's what your team really needs. Emotional intelligence The Downsides of Being Very Emotionally Intelligent by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Adam Yearsley Even EQ is better in moderation. Difficult conversations How to Tell Your Boss You Have Too Much Work by Rebecca Knight Don't suffer in silence. Compensation What Matters More to Your Workforce than Money by Andrew Chamberlain It depends on how much they earn. Career planning Free Yourself from What You "Should" Be Doing by Andy Molinsky Don't let expectations hold you back. Collaboration How Rudeness Stops People from Working Together by Christine Porath Incivility can fracture a team.

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