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July 16, 2018 Why Do Toxic People Get Promoted? For the Same Reason Humble People Do: Political Skill By Klaus J. Templer Toxic employees with political skills are more highly rated by their supervisors.

Coaching How to Mentor Someone Who Doesn't Know What Their Career Goals Should Be by Tania Luna, Jordan Cohen Help them focus on transferable skills instead. Coaching 4 Signs an Executive Isn't Ready for Coaching by Matt Brubaker, Chris Mitchell Save your talent development budget for someone who will make better use of it. Entrepreneurship Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45 by Pierre Azoulay, Benjamin Jones, J. Daniel Kim, Javier Miranda The most successful entrepreneurs aren't 20-somethings. Leadership Great Leaders Are Confident, Connected, Committed, and Courageous by Peter Bregman Which ones do you need to improve on? Research & development The Industrial Era Ended, and So Will the Digital Era by Greg Satell In fact, we're already seeing signs of a new era dawning. Developing employees 4 Ways to Create a Learning Culture on Your Team by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Josh Bersin Start by hiring curious people. Health 3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs by Vijay Govindarajan, Mahesh Sriram Solving the cost crisis in health care requires purpose-driven leadership. Regulation What You Need to Know About California's New Data Privacy Law by Dipayan Ghosh Any company with Californian customers will be affected.

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