A Simple Way to Map Out Your Career Ambitions

By Marc Effron

Creativity

How to Be Creative When You're Feeling Stressed by Elizabeth Grace Saunders

Take a walk, take a nap, or have a snack.

Motivating people

Why You Should Stop Setting Easy Goals by Amitava Chattopadhyay, Antonios Stamatogiannakis, Dipankar Chakravarti

Research finds that challenging goals can be more motivating.

Economics & Society

How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing by Richard Florida, Ian Hathaway

It's more global, more urban, and more winner-take-all.

Leading teams

Is Employee Engagement Just a Reflection of Personality? by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Lewis Garrad, Didier Elzinga

Personality traits can explain half of the variance in engagement.

Employee retention

How to Manage Morale When a Well-Liked Employee Leaves by Liane Davey

Don't minimize the loss.

Business models

What a Toys "R" Us Comeback Could Look Like by Kevin M. Dulle, B. Joseph Pine II

The iconic brand is being resurrected for the holiday season. But then what?

Gender

How Women Manage the Gendered Norms of Leadership by Wei Zheng, Ronit Kark, Alyson Meister

Based on interviews with 64 female executives.

Operations

How a U.S. Health Care System Uses 15-Minute Huddles to Keep 23 Hospitals Aligned by Marc Harrison

Intermountain Healthcare holds more than 2,500 huddles every morning.

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