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February 12, 2018 Ban These 5 Words From Your Corporate Values Statement By Denise Lee Yohn Stop assuring people that you're "ethical" and "fun."

Analytics You Don't Have to Be a Data Scientist to Fill This Must-Have Analytics Role by Nicolaus Henke, Jordan Levine, Paul McInerney It's easier for companies to train existing employees for it than to hire new ones. Managing people How to Be Friends with Someone Who Works for You by Sabina Nawaz Set boundaries about what you can and can't share. Innovation What Could Amazon's Approach to Health Care Look Like? by Robert S. Huckman The industry is about delivering services to customers — which Amazon excels at. Decision making When You Have to Carry Out a Decision You Disagree With by Art Markman Sometimes you have to keep your opinions to yourself. Conflict To Change Someone's Mind, Stop Talking and Listen by Nilofer Merchant You can't build consensus by arguing. Customers The Most Successful Brands Focus on Users — Not Buyers by Mark Bonchek, Vivek Bapat And research shows that their customers are consequently more loyal. Productivity Before You Set New Goals, Think About What You're Going to Stop Doing by Elizabeth Grace Saunders Low-value work clutters up your calendar and limits time for new resolutions. Entrepreneurship Why There's No Such Thing as a Corporate Entrepreneur by Scott Kirsner The incentives in big companies are wildly different than in startups.

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