Tuesday, October 31, 2017

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THE WEEKLY HOTLIST: Harvard Business Review

October 30, 2017

If You Can't Find a Spouse Who Supports Your Career, Stay Single

By Avivah Wittenberg-Cox


Giving feedback

How to Give Feedback People Can Actually Use by Jennifer Porter

It should meet eight criteria.


Managing yourself

Simple Ways to Spot Unknown Unknowns by Dorie Clark

Avoid mistakes that, in hindsight, are obvious.


Change management

Change Management Is Becoming Increasingly Data-Driven. Companies Aren't Ready by Michael L. Tushman, Anna Kahn, Mary Elizabeth Porray, Andy Binns

Five things leaders can do today to fix it.


Business models

Selling Products Is Good. Selling Projects Can Be Even Better by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez

Consider the example of Philips.


Gender

A Study Used Sensors to Show That Men and Women Are Treated Differently at Work by Stephen Turban, Laura Freeman, Ben Waber

Bias, not differences in behavior, seems to explain why women aren't advancing.


Job search

How to Apply for a Job You're Overqualified For by Rebecca Knight

Counter the hiring manager's assumptions.


Gender

Research: Objective Performance Metrics Are Not Enough to Overcome Gender Bias by Tristan L. Botelho, Mabel Abraham

In one study, female investment professionals received 25% less attention than equally qualified men.


Conflict

How to Deal with the Know-It-All in Your Office by Priscilla Claman

Whether it's your boss, employee, or peer.


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